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Ohio State Football: Michael Thomas continues to be a pass catching machine

By Shayne Nissen

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - NOVEMBER 10: Michael Thomas #13 of the New Orleans Saints is tackled by Isaiah Oliver #26 of the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes Benz Superdome on November 10, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - NOVEMBER 10: Michael Thomas #13 of the New Orleans Saints is tackled by Isaiah Oliver #26 of the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes Benz Superdome on November 10, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) /
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GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – NOVEMBER 10: Curtis Samuel #10 of the Carolina Panthers celebrates his touchdown in the first half of the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on November 10, 2019 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – NOVEMBER 10: Curtis Samuel #10 of the Carolina Panthers celebrates his touchdown in the first half of the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on November 10, 2019 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images) /

Curtis Samuel | 4 catches, 35 yards, 1 TD

If you are just looking at how many yards Curtis Samuel put up in a Sunday afternoon contest with the Packers you’d probably be wondering why he even made this list in the first place. But even though he only caught the ball four times, Samuel was able to get in the endzone and help the Panthers stay in the game against the Packers.

Samuel has the potential to be a do-it-all type player for the Panthers but as of now, he hasn’t really been used in that facet of the game yet. He’s been a solid receiver, catching 34 balls so far this season for 442 yards and four touchdowns. This game in particular was the second week in a row that he has gotten into the endzone, and the third time in the last four games that he has done as such.

As far as the rushing game goes, however, he has only gotten six carries for a total of 46 yards and has gotten into the endzone once. It’s rather surprising that the Panthers haven’t tried to give him more carries, but when you have Christian McCaffrey on your team, it’s hard to blame them.

Still, getting Samuel more involved in the run game would still help the Panthers not only by lessening some of the load for McCaffrey who gets more than half of their touches, but it would also add unpredictability to the offense that Carolina just doesn’t have right now.

No matter what the Panthers decide to do with Samuel this season though, it’s been fun watching a fully healthy Samuel start to live up to the expectations that all Buckeye fans knew he had.

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