Matt Corral wasn’t the first quarterback taken in the 2022 NFL draft. Heck, he wasn’t even the second or third.
But could the new Carolina Panthers passer be the first of this rookie class to get a crack under center? Draft Wire editor Luke Easterling believes there’s a solid chance he could be.
This week, Easterling took a dive into the expectations for each of the top quarterbacks from the draft. And even though Corral was taken after the likes of Kenny Pickett, Desmond Ridder and Malik Willis—his team’s particularly shaky situation at the position may earn him his nod before the rest.