The Carolina Panthers have signed the former UCF Knights wide receiver to a PFA deal. Hudson will join a stacked room with No. 8 pick Tetairoa McMillan, Mitchell Evans, and Jimmy Horn Jr. as new passing options for Bryce Young.

The run from “starting franchise quarterback” to “benched bust” to “rejuvenated savior” is a solid arc over an entire career; Baker Mayfield and Sam Darnold both reached Station 3 last year. Over in Carolina,