Matt Kalil, offensive tackle, Carolina Panthers
If we’re being honest, Matt Kalil has been a pretty big bust since being selected at No. 4 overall out of USC in 2012 by the Minnesota Vikings.
According to our own eyes, he’s been an ineffective pass protector since his rookie campaign. This is why we highlighted Carolina’s move to acquire Kalil (paying him an outrageous amount of guaranteed money) in free agency as a huge loser.
This is backed up by the snap-by-snap evaluations from the people at Pro Football Focus, which notes since then he’s given up “an average of almost six sacks per season, 40 total QB pressures and seven penalties over four years — and one of those seasons was just two games long.”
Making matters worse is the fact that Kalil is coming off hip surgery.
Cam Newton better have his track shoes ready, because he’s going to be running for his life an awful lot unless Kalil somehow recaptures the magic he had in college.