Panthers draft Christian McCaffrey in Round One

CHARLOTTE, NC (WWAY) — With the 8th pick in the 2017 NFL Draft the Carolina Panthers select Christian McCaffrey, running back from Stanford University.
The 5’11” junior running back is coming off a 1,600 yard rushing performance last season for the Cardinal.
His 4.48 second forty yard dash time caught the attention of the Panthers at the combine this year and the team used their top ten selection on him.
Let me take a second to talk about this kid, I was lucky enough to be on the sidelines for Stanford during his freshman season. Panther fans are getting an athlete who is constantly trying to work hard and get better. He was the first one on the field and the last one off.
In his sophomore season, he was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy after he set an NCAA record with 3,864 all purpose yards.
He joins Cam Newton and the already explosive Panthers offense right up the road from here in Charlotte.