The 2023 NFL draft is now just hours away from getting started and the projected first overall pick is Alabama’s own Bryce Young. The 2021 Heisman Trophy winner has been at or near the top of mock drafts for quite some time.
While draft analysts seem to agree Young will be selected by the Carolina Panthers at No. 1 overall, a former Panther quarterback also believes Young should be the pick.
Cam Newton, a former Auburn Tiger and NFL MVP with Carolina, recently revealed why he believes the Panthers should roll with Bryce.
“This is how I judge quarterbacks as a whole,” says Newton. Everybody can throw, everybody has talent, everybody has upside, but the thing that everybody doesn’t have, and it’s simple, is leadership and can you get a [expletive] to follow you? If I’m the GM, I’m the head coach, if I’m David Tepper, I’m selecting Bryce Young”
Newton broke down his top-three NFL draft picks on his Youtube channel.
Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow Young and other former Alabama players preparing to begin their professional careers in the NFL.
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