How athletic is the Panthers' 2025 draft class? See the RAS of each pick

USA Today

27-04-2025

How athletic is the Panthers' 2025 draft class? See the RAS of each pick
Now more than ever, NFL front offices are gauging draft prospects through athletic profiling. Players are assessed on physical traits like height, weight, arm length and hand size as well as their testing from the league's scouting combine.
To put a simpler number on all of that information, Kent Lee Platte developed the concept of the Relative Athletic Score (RAS). RAS serves as a universal metric that combines each player's attributes to represent their overall athleticism.
So, how athletic is the Carolina Panthers' 2025 draft class?
Here are the scores for each of the team's selections . . .
First round (No. 8 overall): Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona
RAS comparisons: Kenny Golladay (9.25), Allen Lazard (8.88), Hakeem Butler (9.55), Walter Young (9.39), Cody Hollister (9.30)
RAS comparisons: N/A
Third round (No. 77 overall): Princely Umanmielen, EDGE, Ole Miss
RAS comparisons: Amaré Barno (9.31), Peppi Zellner (8.12), Ricky Shaw (7.28), Kyle Kennard (8.57), Javonte Jevan-Baptiste (9.21)
Fourth round (No. 114 overall): Trevor Etienne, RB, Georgia
RAS comparisons: Dylan Sampson (6.60), Dontae Smith (7.93), Nyheim Hines (6.29), Jahmyr Gibbs (8.15), Elijah Young (8.04)
Fourth round (No. 122 overall): Lathan Ransom, S, Ohio State
RAS comparisons: Brad Hawkins (8.08), Clayton Fejedelem (8.66), Chris Moore (9.22), Marquis Waters (7.35), Marcel Dabo (9.68)
Fifth round (No. 140 overall): Cam Jackson, DL, Florida
RAS comparisons: Leki Fatu (6.72), Gary Holmes (7.23), Junior Siavii (4.92), Maurice Swain (2.54), John Jenkins (4.30)
Fifth round (No. 163 overall): Mitchell Evans, TE, Notre Dame
RAS comparisons: Mark Andrews (7.68), Brevyn Spann-Ford (6.90), Travis Vokolek (8.20), Matt Flanagan (7.50), Billy Bajema (7.27)
RAS comparisons: Cole Beasley (5.47), Jeff Thomas (6.72), Zach Patterson (5.22), Kwadarrius Smith (5.56), Will White (6.29)
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