It may once again be “lights, camera, action” for one particular Carolina Panthers rookie.
Bleacher Report’s Alex Ballentine recently named the most exciting undrafted free-agent addition for each of the league’s 32 teams. When it comes to Carolina, Ballentine casts cornerback Rejzohn Wright—who was featured in the fifth season of Netflix’s Last Chance U.
He writes:
At the peak of the Legion of Boom era, there’s no way that the league would have allowed Rejzohn Wright to go undrafted.
The Oregon State corner has the length, size and press experience that teams were looking for when Richard Sherman and Byron Maxwell were locking down opposing receivers.
That’s an oversimplification of what Wright brings to the table as a 6’2″, 193-pounder. He only allowed 25 receptions on 53 targets in his final year at Oregon State, per PFF.
After a pair of seasons at Laney College, the lengthy Wright moved on to Oregon State University in 2020. In his three years there, he amassed 91 total tackles, four interceptions, a sack and a forced fumble over 26 games.
Wright was one of the Panthers’ initial signees when the 2023 NFL draft closed up on the evening of April 29. And given the team’s lack of depth at the cornerback position, he could finding himself a supporting role in this fall’s season premiere.
