The Carolina Panthers drafted a running back, slot receiver and kick and punt returner Thursday night – all with one pick.
The Panthers selected do-it-all Stanford scat-back Christian McCaffrey with the eighth pick in the first round, giving quarterback Cam Newton another offensive weapon with a history of making plays all over the field.
McCaffrey was the second running back taken Thursday, after LSU power back Leonard Fournette went to Jacksonville at No. 4.
McCaffrey, the son of former NFL receiver Ed McCaffrey, broke Barry Sanders’ NCAA’s single-season, all-purpose yardage record in 2015, when he also set the school’s single-season rushing record.