Bryce Young appears to be consensus No 1 pick to Panthers after bold move before NFL Draft

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If Bryce Young wasn’t already considered the Carolina Panthers’ top selection with their No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, his move on Monday almost solidified it.

Through the widespread speculation that the Panthers were going to select Young with their top pick, the 2021 Heisman Trophy winner reportedly canceled all of his remaining pre-draft visits to other NFL teams. 

This move seems to confirm to experts what they already thought: The Panthers have already told Young they will take him first overall on April 27.

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Bryce Young #9 of the Alabama Crimson Tide reacts after throwing a touchdown pass during the fourth quarter of the Allstate Sugar Bowl against the Kansas State Wildcats at Caesars Superdome on December 31, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

However, this wasn’t always the case. C.J. Stroud from Ohio State seemed to be the favorite to go to the Panthers once they traded with the Chicago Bears for the pick. But Young’s name was floated more and more in draft rumors since the trade went down.

Young has already visited with the Panthers as well as the Houston Texans, who own the No. 2 overall selection.

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His measurements at the NFL Scouting Combine were of high importance as he doesn’t have the prototypical build for a quarterback in the league. He measured at 5 feet 10 1/8 inches tall and 204 pounds. 

For comparison, Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray, who was taken first overall in 2019, measured the same height and weighed three