Tag: Matt Landers

Panthers work out 2 QBs, 3 others on Tuesday

The Panthers worked out five players on Tuesday, including former Vikings third-round pick Kellen Mond.

Despite having a bit of a rest on Tuesday, the Carolina Panthers were still hard at work trying to construct their roster.

As reported by Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston, the team worked out five players on the day. They are as follows:

Seahawks 2023 roster cuts tracker: Full list of players waived/released

Here’s the complete list of players who didn’t make the cut.

The Seattle Seahawks have finally released their initital 53-man roster for the 2023 NFL season.

Here’s the complete list of players who didn’t make the cut.

WATCH: Landers catches touchdown in first preseason game

Matt Landers caught a 30-yard touchdown pass in Seattle’s first preseason game Thursday night against the Vikings.

It didn’t take former Arkansas wide receiver Matt Landers long to make some noise at the professional level.

On Thursday in Seattle’s 24-13 victory over Minnesota, Landers was targeted three times.

He turned one of those into a 30-yard touchdown.

The Seahawks will be back in action on Saturday, August 19, when they face the Dallas Cowboys at Lumen Field.

Recruiting guru Guiton revamps Hogs’ receiving corps

Arkansas receivers coach Kenny Guiton is proving to be an outstanding recruiter, bringing in talented new faces to fill some voids.

With the departure of Arkansas’ four top receiving targets from a year ago, the Razorbacks went into the offseason with a definite need to fill the void.

To the rescue was receivers coach and emerging recruiting guru Kenny Guiton, who proceeded to land three coveted replacements.

Gone are wideouts Matt Landers (47 catches, 901 yards and 8 TDs), Jadon Haselwood (59, 702, 3), and Ketron Jackson Jr. (16, 277, 3) and tight end Trey Knox (26, 296, 5). Landers and Haselwood opted to turn pro, while Jackson and Knox chose to transfer. The primary back-up Warren Thompson (12, 178, 2) also decided to leave the program.

Guiton proceeded to out-recruit a number of Power 5 programs to bring in a trio of highly touted transfers: Andrew Armstrong (62, 1,020, 13) from Texas A&M-Commerce, Isaac TeSlaa (68, 1,325, 13) from Hillside College and Tyrone Broden (32, 506, 7) from Bowling Green. The three should be an immediate welcome addition for senior quarterback KJ Jefferson and new offensive coordinator Dan Enos’s pro-style offense.

Guiton, a former quarterback at Ohio State, worked his magic last season, bringing in a pair of transfers that quickly blossomed – Landers and Haselwood.

Along with another Guiton recruit, freshman Isaiah Sategna, the reworked receiving corps looks to pose a definite threat to opposing secondaries. The speedy Sategna had two impressive TD catches in last spring’s Red-White Game.

Despite having a group that lacks playing experience in the SEC, Guiton is confident that he has the right mix of talent to support a stellar Razorback passing game this season.

“The further and further you go, the more ease you start to get,” he said after the fifth practice of the fall. “I don’t know if I will ever be fully eased until we win some games. But right now, I’m feeling good. I love the competitive nature in our room. You can tell everything is up for grabs.”

With 20 practices remaining before the season opener against Western Carolina in Little Rock, Guiton will just let everything sort itself out.

“We have plenty of guys competing their butts off, in order to be one of those three starters, but they also know when your time comes to shine, you better be ready for it.”

8 things we learned from the Seahawks’ first unofficial depth chart of 2023

While it’s unofficial, it’s still illuminating.

The Seattle Seahawks have released their first unofficial depth chart of the 2023 season ahead of Thursday night’s preseason debut against the Minnesota Vikings.

While it’s only an unofficial depth chart, it’s still illuminating regarding their plans. Here are eight things we learned from Seattle’s first depth chart of the year.

40 Seahawks players who should make the initial 53-man roster

Former Arkansas wideout Matt Landers signs with Seattle

Landers turned his one season in Fayetteville into an NFL shot.

Matt Landers spent just one year with Arkansas. It was an impressive year.

So impressive, in fact, Landers earned himself onto an NFL training camp roster. The former Razorbacks wide receiver signed a free-agent deal with the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday.

The transfer from Toledo caught 47 passes for 901 yards and seven touchdowns for Arkansas last year. The latter two totals were the highest on the team. He transferred to Toledo after starting his career at Georgia, then finished his final season in Fayetteville.

At 6-4 and having run a 4.37-second 40-year dash, Landers’ athleticism was intriguging to several teams and he was considered a potential late-round pick. Landers will join former Toledo wideout Cody Thompson as part of the camp.

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Broncos had a virtual pre-draft visit with WR Matt Landers

After totaling 47 receptions for 901 yards and 8 TDs in 2022, Matt Landers is projected to be a late-round pick in the NFL draft.

The Denver Broncos recently had a virtual pre-draft visit with Arkansas wide receiver Matt Landers, according to The Draft Network’s Justin Melo.

Landers (6-4, 200 pounds) ran a 40-yard dash in 4.37 seconds and a 10-yard split in 1.51 seconds at the NFL combine. That kind of speed with Landers’ size turned heads among NFL scouts.

Landers started his college career at Georgia, playing sparingly for the Bulldogs from 2019-2020. He then transferred to Toledo in 2021 and caught 20 receptions for 514 yards and five touchdowns.

Landers transferred a third time ahead of the 2022 season, joining the Razorbacks for his senior campaign. Landers totaled 47 receptions for 901 yards and eight touchdowns in 13 games with Arkansas last fall.

Landers is now projected to be a late-round pick or undrafted free agent candidate later this month. Denver’s latest pick in the draft (barring a trade down) is set to be No. 195 overall in the sixth round.

If the Broncos to not make a selection in the seventh round, the team might try to target Landers as a UDFA prospect after the draft.

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15 late-round prospects Broncos could target in 2023 NFL draft

Here’s a quick look at 15 late-round prospects the Broncos could target in the 2023 NFL draft.

The Denver Broncos do not have first- or second-round picks to use in the 2023 NFL draft, so in order to have a great class (barring a trade up), general manager George Paton will have to find gems in the mid and late rounds of the draft.

The Broncos currently have five draft picks: Nos. 67 and 68 overall in the third round, No. 108 in the fourth, No. 139 in the fifth and No. 195 in the sixth. Denver does not currently hold a pick in the seventh round, but the club might acquire additional picks through draft-day trades.

Paton has made six trades through his first two drafts with the Broncos, trading down four times. It wouldn’t be surprising to see him trade down again this year to add more picks.

Today, we’re taking a quick look at 15 prospects that Denver could target in the fifth, sixth and seventh (late rounds) of the 2023 NFL draft.

Bengals met with Arkansas WR Matt Landers before 2023 NFL draft

A notable WR workout for the Bengals before the draft.

The Cincinnati Bengals feel like a team that could surprise by adding a wideout in the 2023 NFL draft.

Cincinnati likes to draft needs one year in advance and has to think about Tyler Boyd’s contract that has one year left on it, never mind just generally wanting to upgrade the depth.

That latter point might explain a meeting with Arkansas wideout Matt Landers, as reported by The Draft Network’s Justin Melo.

Landers is a massive target for an offense and that showed last year when he caught 47 passes for 901 yards and eight scores (19.2 yards per catch). The Bengals aren’t exactly hurting to find boundary targets, but with the coaches playing Ja’Marr Chase in the slot more last year, another big body for depth and certain situations could be a welcome addition.

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