February 27th kicks off a week-long festival of athleticism and mental skills workouts live from Lucas Oil Stadium in Township, IN at the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine. The amount of stock one puts into the results however, certainly varies by person; to some scouts and fans, the time of a 40 yard dash could cement a prospect to their NFL roster, while former Panthers General Manager (and current New York Giants GM) Dave Gettleman has expressed less interest in seeing “guys run in their underwear”, stressing that many solo drills without pads don’t necessarily translate into 11-on-11 football. So how exactly have some of the Panther greats fared in the combine before they were household NFL names?
Let’s take a look…
(Measurable tables from nflcombineresults.com)
Cam Newton
Spider Web: https://www.mockdraftable.com/player/cam-newton 
Jordan Gross
Photo Credit: Panthers.com
Spider Web: https://www.mockdraftable.com/player/jordan-gross
Jonathan Stewart
Spider Web: https://www.mockdraftable.com/player/jonathan-stewart
Steve Smith
Photo Credit: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images
Spider Web: https://www.mockdraftable.com/player/steve-smith
Muhsin Muhammad
Photo Credit: Scott Halleran/Getty Images
Spider Web: N/A
Greg Olsen
Spider Web: https://www.mockdraftable.com/player/greg-olsen
Luke Kuechly
Spider Web: https://www.mockdraftable.com/player/luke-kuechly
Thomas Davis
Spider Web: https://www.mockdraftable.com/player/thomas-davis
Christian McCaffrey
Spider Web: https://www.mockdraftable.com/player/christian-mccaffrey
Be sure to check back to The Riot Report to see if any of this week’s Combine participants will be on a list like this in 2028!
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