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Even though Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young did have some drawbacks as a prospect leading up to the 2023 NFL draft, his on-field intelligence really pushed him over the top for a lot of teams.
On the latest episode of the Scoop City podcast (starts at 30:10 mark), The Athletic's Dane Brugler said he was told by one NFL general manager that Young was "genius-level on the whiteboard" during the pre-draft process.
As part of the draft process, teams will bring in a player to go over different plays on a whiteboard to see how they process the information.