CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Josh Norman went from a fifth-round draft pick out of little-known Coastal Carolina to a Pro Bowl cornerback being paid among the highest at his position. That is why he is my top-rated late-round pick for the Carolina Panthers.
Fourteen cornerbacks were chosen ahead of Norman in the 2012 draft. Three were taken in the first round, including Morris Claiborne out of LSU, with the sixth overall pick to the Dallas Cowboys. Only Norman, the 143rd overall pick, has made the Pro Bowl.
Norman’s 2015 season was one of the most complete by a defensive back in team history.