One of the benefits of the new NFL collective bargaining agreement is that there is a slotted rookie salary system, meaning it's much easier for teams to get their rookies signed and in camp.
And by camp, I'm not talking about Training Camp in Spartanburg in late July, I'm talking Rookie Camp in mid May.
The Panthers were able to get all seven of their draft picks under contract heading into this weekend's rookie camp being held in Charlotte.
Their top pick, linebacker Luke Kuechly, singed his four-year, $12.58 million contract Thursday night.
In addition to their rookies–Kuechly, Amini Solitolu, Frank Alexander, Joe Adams, Josh Norman, Brad Nortman and D.J. Campbell, the Panthers will bring in a few players with less than one year of experience who were already on their roster ( Jonathan Nelson, Greg Smith, Reggie Sullivan) as well as two players who they singed in the offseason in Chris Manno and Justin Medlock.
Carolina also will see their 12 undrafted free agents that were signed after the draft:
| Pos |
Name |
Ht |
Wt |
Age |
College |
Hometown |
| WR |
Brenton Bersin |
6-3 |
210 |
21 |
Wofford |
Charlotte, N.C. |
| OG |
Will Blackwell |
6-3 |
310 |
23 |
Louisiana State |
West Monroe, La. |
| DT |
Nate Chandler |
6-4 |
294 |
22 |
UCLA |
San Diego, Calif. |
| WR |
jared green |
6-1 |
188 |
23 |
Southern |
Vienna, Va. |
| WR |
Wes Kemp |
6-3 |
233 |
22 |
Missouri |
St. Louis, Mo. |
| TE |
tarren lloyd |
6-6 |
256 |
23 |
Utah State |
Bountiful, Utah |
| RB |
Princeton McCarty |
5-7 |
197 |
23 |
Idaho |
Bakersfield, Calif. |
| RB |
Tauren Poole |
5-10 |
209 |
22 |
Tennessee |
Toccoa, Ga. |
| OT |
Matt Reynolds |
6-4 |
305 |
25 |
Brigham Young |
Provo, Utah |
| RB |
Lyndon Rowells |
5-9 |
207 |
24 |
Humboldt State |
Seminole, Fla. |
| DE |
Ryan Van Bergen |
6-4 |
290 |
23 |
Michigan |
Whitehall, Mich. |
| WR |
Rico Wallace |
6-3 |
208 |
21 |
Shenandoah |
Hanover, Md. |
The Panthers will also bring in several free agents for tryouts during the next three days, filling out their rookie camp roster:
| Pos |
Name |
Ht |
Wt |
Age |
Exp |
College |
Hometown |
| DE |
C.J. Ah You |
6-4 |
265 |
29 |
4 |
Oklahoma |
Highland, Utah |
| LB |
Will Andrews |
6-0 |
228 |
23 |
R |
Montana State Northern |
Sandpoint, Idaho |
| LB |
Mike Asiedu |
6-3 |
221 |
21 |
R |
Wesley College |
Yonkers, N.Y. |
| WR |
Michael Avila |
5-9 |
170 |
23 |
R |
San Jose State |
Seaside, Calif. |
| CB |
Anthony Barnes |
6-1 |
194 |
24 |
2 |
Norfolk State |
Virginia Beach, Va. |
| QB |
Dalton Bell |
6-2 |
207 |
29 |
1 |
West Texas A&M |
Canyon, Texas |
| QB |
Jarrett Brown |
6-3 |
225 |
24 |
1 |
West Virginia |
West Palm Beach, Fla. |
| DE |
Kenneth Charles |
6-3 |
266 |
23 |
1 |
Stephen F. Austin |
Missouri City, Texas |
| DT |
Landon Cohen |
6-3 |
300 |
25 |
4 |
Ohio |
Spartanburg, S.C. |
| C |
Jon Cooper |
6-2 |
291 |
25 |
3 |
Oklahoma |
Fort Collins, Colo. |
| S |
Jon Corto |
6-1 |
212 |
27 |
5 |
Sacred Heart |
Orchard Park, N.Y. |
| RB |
James Davis |
5-11 |
218 |
26 |
3 |
Clemson |
Atlanta, Ga. |
| LB |
Brandon Denson |
5-11 |
230 |
24 |
1 |
Michigan State |
Willow Run, Mich. |
| G |
Terence Edge |
6-2 |
295 |
23 |
R |
Alabama-Birmingham |
Atlanta, Ga. |
| WR |
Dominique Edison |
6-2 |
201 |
25 |
2 |
Stephen F. Austin |
San Augustine, Texas |
| S |
Dominique Harris |
6-2 |
213 |
25 |
1 |
Temple |
Washington, D.C. |
| T |
Aaron Jones |
6-4 |
360 |
24 |
1 |
Holy Cross |
Springfield, Ohio |
| FB |
Ben Jorden |
6-2 |
250 |
24 |
R |
Appalachian State |
Charlotte, N.C. |
| FB |
Ricky Kay |
6-3 |
243 |
23 |
1 |
Central Florida |
Deltona, Fla. |
| G |
William Maxwell |
6-1 |
294 |
23 |
R |
Georgia Southern |
Quitman, Ga. |
| C |
Pat Murray |
6-3 |
316 |
25 |
1 |
Truman State |
Fort Dodge, Iowa |
| LB |
David Nixon |
6-3 |
225 |
27 |
4 |
Brigham Young |
College Station, Texas |
| TE |
Schuylar Oordt |
6-7 |
246 |
24 |
1 |
Northern Iowa |
Parkersburg, Iowa |
| CB |
Romeo Pellum |
5-10 |
179 |
23 |
1 |
Hampton |
Long Beach, Calif. |
| DT |
Carlton Powell |
6-3 |
312 |
26 |
1 |
Virginia Tech |
Chesapeake, Va. |
| LS |
Preston Powers |
6-1 |
258 |
24 |
1 |
Mississippi |
Collierville, Tenn. |
| T |
Andre Ramsey |
6-5 |
322 |
24 |
1 |
Ball State |
Cordele, Ga. |
| DE |
Nick Reed |
6-1 |
248 |
24 |
2 |
Oregon |
Trabuco Canyon, Calif. |
| CB |
Devon Torrence |
6-0 |
190 |
23 |
1 |
Ohio State |
Canton, Ohio |
| LB |
Nick Webb |
6-4 |
245 |
25 |
R |
Weber State |
Salt Lake City, Utah |
| G |
Justin Wells |
6-6 |
318 |
24 |
1 |
St. Augustine |
Baltimore, Md. |
| RB |
Jonathan Williams |
6-0 |
204 |
23 |
1 |
East Carolina |
Greenville, N.C. |