It wasn’t a smokescreen. The Panthers have selected Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey with the No. 8 overall pick. 
Recently, one NFL GM told Adam Schefter of ESPN.com that McCaffrey “had the best combine workout I’ve seen. Ever.” McCaffrey has been linked to the top-10 range for some time, and a number of clubs within that space made sense as a landing spot. The Eagles, sitting at No. 14, were reportedly “infatuated” with McCaffrey, but they’re one of many teams that will have to look elsewhere in the first round.
McCaffrey now figures to be the Panthers’ lead running back, ahead of Jonathan Stewart, Fozzy Whittaker, and Cameron Artis-Payne.
This is the first time in a quarter-century that Stanford has had two players go in the top ten of the draft.
Great pick
He won’t be there lead running back at least not this year. At. Eat he’ll be a change of pace back for the first half of his rookie season. Stewart will still be the starter and the workhorse.
Wow read before I post.
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Super Bowl favorites for sure now