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rly rounds of the 2019 NFL Draft. Is Juan Thornhill a good fit for their roster?"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Keep Sounding PodcastPanthers 2019 NFL DraftCSR Film RoomCarolina Panthers Film RoomPanthers 2019 NFL DraftFilm room scouting report on Virginia safety Juan ThornhillNew Christian Miller Baltimore Ravens Jersey ,41commentsThere’s a chance the Panthers will draft a safety in the early rounds of the 2019 NFL Draft. Is Juan Thornhill a good fit for their roster?EDTShareTweetShareShareFilm room scouting report on Virginia safety Juan ThornhillJasen Vinlove-USA TODAY SportsJuan Thornhill was a consensus three-star recruit who played his high school ball at Altavista High in Altavista, Va. Thornhill was a productive defensive back for Virginia during his four years in Charlottesville. He finished with 13 interceptions, 39 pass breakups, 12.5 tackles-for-loss, and one forced fumble. He was named to the All ACC First team in 2018.Thornhill is one of the best athletes in the history of the NFL Draft. He posted a 2.6 sigma, which landed him in the 99.5th percentile according to SPARQ. Thornhill was a standout basketball player in high school too. Film reviewThere’s always going to be a question whenever a prospect posts elite athleticism scores at the Combine. For Thornhill, his athleticism shows up on the field too. He wasn’t isolated to any role on UVA’s defense. He played outside corner, nickel corner Greg Olsen Jersey 2019 , deep safety, box safety, and dime linebacker. Thornhill is facing the slot receiver in man coverage. He gets physical, which disrupts the initial phase of the route. Then he’s able to stay within the hip of the receiver before he breaks perfectly for the interception. As a deep safety, Thornhill demonstrated a keen understanding of route concepts. Most safeties are taught to protect the deep middle and this route concept has the outside receiver attacking the middle of the field. Thornhill abandons the deep middle once he realizes the stunt will affect the quarterback. He matches with crossing route and then shows his athleticism by making a play on the ball. Thornhill is the deep middle safety on this play. He proved that he can fluidly change direction within his backpedal to match any deep routes as he does here. It’s tough to find a safety who has the range to move directions so effortlessly. Thornhill also showed he can drop into a deep half shell. The throw was certainly off the mark, but he consistently exhibited that a plethora of zone coverage concepts.That’s not even the best part of the interception though. Check out this return. It’s almost like being a freak athlete helps on the field. Thornhill was a reliable run defender for the Cavaliers. There is a clear alley for the running back on each of these runs, but Thornhill prevents the run from being an explosive play with his tackling. Having a trustworthy safety who can tackle on the back end is a critical component for any defense.In addition, Thornhill proved that he is an efficient run defender when he’s coming downhill. he reads the action and then quickly sprints to make a form tackle. He beats the blocker to the spot Blue Greg Olsen Jersey , which helps limit the gain.Thornhill was utilized as a blitzer off the edge too. He had a knack for taking good angles in the run and pass game. Fit with CarolinaI haven’t finalized my grades yet, but I have a hard time seeing 20 players better than Juan Thornhill. Do I expect him to get taken in the top 20? Probably not. However, the Panthers have been searching for a versatile safety who has range for years. His instincts are excellent and of course his athleticism is elite. Thornhill also had the production in a major conference. He is an easy projection and Carolina should strongly consider him with their first round pick. NEW ORLEANS (AP)The New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers each are getting starting offensive linemen back for their early round playoff matchup. Saints left tackle Terron Armstead and Carolina guard Trai Turner each had been listed as questionable for Sunday’s NFC wild-card game after both were unable to play in their teams’ regular-season finales a week earlier. Armstead was limited in practice this past week as he worked his way back from a thigh injury that sidelined him last week at Tampa Bay. Turner is returning from a concussion that forced him out of three games. Panthers offensive tackle Matt Kalil also is available to play after being listed as questionable with an illness Friday. Panthers leading receiver Devin Funchess, too, is active as expected after being listed as questionable with a sore shoulder. Also returning for New Orleans is rookie defensive end Trey Hendrickson, who has missed three games with an ankle injury. Nearly all of the players deactivated were healthy scratches. Among the Panthers’ inactives are: center Greg Van Roten, defensive end Zach Moor, offensive tackles Blaine Clausell and Amini Silatolu Kawann Short Jersey 2019 , cornerback Kevon Seymour, defensive end Charles Johnson and third-string quarterback Garrett Gilbert. Inactive for the Saints are: defensive end Al-Quadin Muhammad, DE Kasim Edebali, offensive lineman John Fullington, center Cameron Tom, receiver Austin Carr, running back Jonathan Williams and tight end John Phillips. —