UNDER THE RADAR?
Carolina is likely to keep five or six wide receivers on their roster post-training camp. Johnson, Thielen, Legette and Mingo are locks. Marshall has been a massive disappointment. In his short three-year career, Marshall has hauled in a total of 727 yards and a single touchdown on 64 receptions.
In walks Jalen Coker for which Carolina guaranteed $225,000 of Coker’s salary. An astronomical number for an undrafted free agent. The team has no reason not to take a big gamble on maybe the best UDFA of this class.
Needless to say, Coker has a bunch of competition for a roster spot. The competition all have flaws, as does Coker, but he’ll need to work hard and show real talent in camp to be on the initial 53 come September. This UDFA will have my full attention come July 24th as he tries to write another chapter in his own personal Cinderella story.