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CHARLOTTE — The Panthers might have loved to have had the chance to take a cornerstone left tackle.
They took someone they think is a cornerstone cornerback instead, leaving a quarterback on the board in the process.
With the eighth pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Panthers selected South Carolina cornerback Jaycee Horn .
The 6-foot-1, 205-pound Horn is the kind of physical player they're looking for at the position, an aggressive press corner who will be able to compete in the NFC South.
Panthers head coach Matt Rhule talked about Horn's ability to match up against the big receivers of the division, and to do so immediately, able to start opposite Donte Jackson from day one.
"I just think with the big receivers we have to face, week in and week out, you have Mike Evans, you have Chris Godwin, you have Michael Thomas, you have Julio Jones, Calvin Ridley, now Kyle Pitts. It's going to take a lot of guys who can cover, and also can cover really big men.
"You know how we feel about Donte, we're excited about the guys we brought in last year, but there's a size match up in the NFC South that matters. And he checks that box for us."