OFFICIAL: Panthers Have Signed Six of Their 2021 Draft Picks Carolina officially welcomes six rookies to the organization. Author: May 13, 2021 The Carolina Panthers are going to be conducting rookie minicamp this weekend which will be the 2nd step of getting them acclimated to the organization. The first step? Getting them signed. On Thursday morning, the Panthers announced that six of the eleven 2021 NFL Draft picks have signed their standard, four-year rookie contracts. Those players include RB Chuba Hubbard, OL Deonte Brown, DL Daviyon Nixon, CB Keith Taylor Jr., WR Shi Smit, and LS Thomas Fletcher. RB Chuba Hubbard The former Oklahoma State running back will give the Panthers some depth in the backfield and could be Christian McCaffrey's backup from day one. During his time at Oklahoma State, Hubbard rushed for 3,459 yards and 33 touchdowns. In 2019, Hubbard a huge breakout season in which he rushed for over 2,000 yards and 21 touchdowns.