Round 2 Pick 38: Carolina Panthers select DE Yetur Gross-Matos

[WOW!!]

This kid size speed and looks like somebody I didn't notice until now...

https://www.nfl.com/prospects/yetur-gross-matos?id=32194752-4f61-0423-9bac-e2b343fce23e

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Hardy

 

[Car123]

Why didn’t he run a 40 at the combine though?

[Khyber53]

4 hours ago, WOW!! said:

This kid size speed and looks like somebody I didn't notice until now...

https://www.nfl.com/prospects/yetur-gross-matos?id=32194752-4f61-0423-9bac-e2b343fce23e

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Hardy

 

Everything seems to point to him having much better character and smarts than Hardy, too.

Honestly, I'm hoping for Mike Rucker-type production from him and I think that is definitely within his capabilities.

[kungfoodude]

8 hours ago, beastson said:

I just watched his highlights, I didn't expect him to look that good. We're going to have a very strong DL.

Not for a couple of seasons or more. We have some draft picks left to accelerate that process but right now we are looking at being a bunch of rookies, second year players and KK. We have a lot of misfit pieces currently, as well. 

But, we definitely have some talent there, that is for sure.

[mrcompletely11]

48 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

Not for a couple of seasons or more. We have some draft picks left to accelerate that process but right now we are looking at being a bunch of rookies, second year players and KK. We have a lot of misfit pieces currently, as well. 

But, we definitely have some talent there, that is for sure.

That seems to be the plan

[ncfan]

All the media expects had this kid in the 1st, even as high as #16 overall

https://247sports.com/college/penn-state/LongFormArticle/NFL-Draft-2020-Yetur-Gross-Matos-first-round-mock-predictions-146266409/Amp/

[kungfoodude]

1 minute ago, ncfan said:

All the media expects had this kid in the 1st, even as high as #16 overall

https://247sports.com/college/penn-state/LongFormArticle/NFL-Draft-2020-Yetur-Gross-Matos-first-round-mock-predictions-146266409/Amp/

Walterfootball does a nice little post-draft set of write ups about why certain players fell in the draft. It will be interesting to see if YGM gets a blurb. 

[ncfan]

2 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

Walterfootball does a nice little post-draft set of write ups about why certain players fell in the draft. It will be interesting to see if YGM gets a blurb. 

A lot of it has to do with runs on players.

 

6 CBs i believe went in the 1st and 4 QBs.

Thats 10 out of 32 on just those 2 positions.  Hence why it also pushed All the safeties out of the 1st round

[kungfoodude]

2 minutes ago, ncfan said:

A lot of it has to do with runs on players.

 

6 CBs i believe went in the 1st and 4 QBs.

Thats 10 out of 32 on just those 2 positions.  Hence why it also pushed All the safeties out of the 1st round

And some positions are just stronger in certain drafts. He's also a pretty raw guy and more of a project than a finished product.

[bigdavis]

4 hours ago, Car123 said:

Why didn’t he run a 40 at the combine though?

 

Checking in at the NFL Scouting Combine 6-foot-5, 266 pounds, Gross-Matos was not a full testing participant in Indianapolis, though he did show off his explosiveness in key areas and boasted the widest wingspan (82 1/4 inches) of all edge rushers in attendance. He was unable to build upon that performance, or produce a 40-yard dash time with a collection of league scouts watching, at annual Penn State Pro Day action, which was scheduled for March 17 but didn't occur due to coronavirus concerns.

Former Nittany Lions defensive line coach Sean Spencer previously confirmed Gross-Matos completed the 40-yard dash with a sub-4.6 result during his days on campus.

[KatsAzz]

(Pick 38) Carolina Panthers: EDGE Yetur Gross-Matos, Penn State — Gross-Matos has some really intriguing pass-rush skill, even if his game isn’t yet refined. He's a good athlete and could be a really nice player, especially lining up next to Derrick Brown and across from Brian Burns. Matt Rhule is building his new team on the defensive side of the ball first and will try to win games 17-13 until he has this thing built up.

[ncfan]

 

[SnowPanther]

3 hours ago, ncfan said:

All the media expects had this kid in the 1st, even as high as #16 overall

https://247sports.com/college/penn-state/LongFormArticle/NFL-Draft-2020-Yetur-Gross-Matos-first-round-mock-predictions-146266409/Amp/

Really happy the runs on secondary and linemen happened. Any other year he's a first rounder for sure.

[bigdavis]

3 hours ago, KatsAzz said:

(Pick 38) Carolina Panthers: EDGE Yetur Gross-Matos, Penn State — Gross-Matos has some really intriguing pass-rush skill, even if his game isn’t yet refined. He's a good athlete and could be a really nice player, especially lining up next to Derrick Brown and across from Brian Burns. Matt Rhule is building his new team on the defensive side of the ball first and will try to win games 17-13 until he has this thing built up.

This take amuses me.  Only a week ago, the general talk here was that we were building up the offensive skill players to win shootouts.

Could this develop into a 'balanced' team?  Hmmm.