Jackson Carman At Bottom Of Depth Chart

[Essex Johnson]

(08-17-2021, 12:36 PM)ochocincos Wrote: It's worth noting that neither Sample nor Higgins started Game 1 of their rookie year, both of which were 2nd round picks under Taylor. Higgins was 33rd pick, so much higher than either Sample or Carman.

The WRs ahead of Higgins through the preseason and into Game 1 were Green, Boyd, and Ross.
Eifert and Uzomah were ahead of Sample in 2019, and then Uzomah was ahead of Sample last year before going down.

My point is that we shouldn't necessarily expect that Carman has to start Week 1 as a rookie.
As long as he can work his way into the starting lineup sometime this year, that's considered good.

I see it a bit different since we all know after last season the Oline was priority #1 and many on here said that plenty of Oline in 2nd round that we can plug in day 1 if we pass on Sewell plus Oline coming is much weaker position than WR in 2020 coming in and Tight End the year before so yes the expectation was Carman will earn the job by 1st game and yes it will be a disappointment if he does not.