The Carolina Panthers will have one of the biggest storylines in professional football next season.
Their new star isn’t that experienced in the fine art of football, but he’s certainly athletic.
They just announced that they signed Colin Granger to play tight end.
Panthers sign tight end Colin Grangerhttps://t.co/68k06tIlMK
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) April 7, 2025
He’s a former Division I basketball player.
Granger spent five years in college basketball.
He began his career at Ohio University and spent two years playing center for the Bobcats.
Then, he spent two years at Western Carolina before closing out his collegiate career at Coastal Carolina.
Notably, this will be his first actual endeavor on the gridiron.
Standing at 6-foot-9 and 225 pounds, he can be a perennial mismatch in the open field, especially in the endzone.
Through five years of college basketball, he shot 52.3% from the floor, and he was a strong presence on both ends of the glass.
Clearly, Dave Canales and the Panthers are thinking outside of the box to lead the team back to contention.
Granger’s physical tools should translate nicely to the pros, and he wouldn’t be the first former basketball star who thrives as a tight end.
Then again, he might need some polishing and plenty of time before we put him in the same conversation with the likes of Tony Gonzalez.
It takes a lot to learn the ins and outs of a football system, and it would be shocking to see him make an impact or play a lot of snaps right out of the gate in his first season in the league.
