Panthers agree to terms with 12 college free agents

Apr 30, 2012 at 07:50 AM

Bryan Strickland

Senior Writer

CHARLOTTE – Skill position players dominate the list of 12 undrafted rookie free agents who have agreed to terms with the Panthers. The group includes four wide receivers and three running backs.

One of those running backs, Tauren Poole of Tennessee, was projected to be picked as early as the fifth round of the NFL Draft. The 5-10, 209-pounder racked up 1,898 yards and 18 touchdowns for the Volunteers, including a 1,000-yard season in 2010.

Matt Reynolds, a 6-4, 305-pound offensive tackle, also was projected as a possible fifth-round pick. He started 52 games at Brigham Young and was a first-team all-Mountain West selection in 2009 and 2010 (the Cougars were an independent in 2011).

The quartet of wide receivers includes Jared Green of Southern University - the son of former Washington Redskins star cornerback Darrell Green – and Charlotte native Brenton Bersin from Wofford. There's also Shenandoah wide receiver Rico Wallace put up some eye-popping statistics, finishing his career at the Division III school with 189 receptions for 3,287 yards and 28 touchdowns.

The undrafted rookies along with the team's seven draft picks will take part in a rookie mini-camp May 11-13.

UNDRAFTED ROOKIE FREE AGENTS
Pos	Name	Ht	Wt	Age	College	Hometown
WR	Brenton Bersin	6-3	210	21	Wofford	Charlotte, N.C.
OG	Will Blackwell	6-3	310	23	Louisiana State	West Monroe, La.
DT	Nate Chandler	6-4	294	22	UCLA	San Diego, Calif.
WR	Jared Green	6-1	188	23	Southern	Vienna, Va.
WR	Wes Kemp	6-3	233	22	Missouri	St. Louis, Mo.
TE	Tarren Lloyd	6-6	256	23	Utah State	Bountiful, Utah
RB	Princeton McCarty	5-7	197	23	Idaho	Bakersfield, Calif.
RB	Tauren Poole	5-10	209	22	Tennessee	Toccoa, Ga.
OT	Matt Reynolds	6-4	305	25	Brigham Young	Provo, Utah
RB	Lyndon Rowells	5-9	207	24	Humboldt State	Seminole, Fla.
DE	Ryan Van Bergen	6-4	290	23	Michigan	Whitehall, Mich.
WR	Rico Wallace	6-3	208	21	Shenandoah	Hanover, Md.