On Tuesday, NFL.com senior researcher Anthony Holzman-Escareno showed the football world his baby—the best team the league’s salary cap can buy. And wouldn’t you know it—two Carolina Panthers made the squad!
We’ll start on defense, where safety Jeremy Chinn squeezed in alongside Kevin Byard, Tyrann Mathieu and Jordan Fuller on the backend.
“Drafted as a safety, listed as a linebacker as a rookie and a safety as a sophomore, versatility is Jeremy Chinn’s game,” Holzman-Escareno writes. “He’s lined up for at least 200 snaps at each level of the defense over the last two seasons, per Next Gen Stats: line of scrimmage (232), linebacker (672), cornerback (459) and safety (532). Chinn has flashed some struggles in coverage, but his all-around skill set was too enticing to pass on. This dude also scored two defensive touchdowns on consecutive scrimmage plays as a rookie.”
