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Christian McCaffrey’s NFL records: Most REC (303) by a RB through 3 yrs, Only RB with 100+ REC in multiple seasons, Most REC by a RB in 1 season (116) & in 1 GP (15), Most career GP (10) with 10+ REC by a RB

Christian McCaffrey’s 2019 season was all-time: 403 TCH (most in NFL), 2,392 YScm (most in NFL), 19 total TD (most in NFL), 1 of 3 ever w/ 1,000+ RUSH YDS & 1,000+ REC YDS, Most GP (5) with 10+ REC by a RB in 1 season, Led to highest RB salary ($16M)

Most Pressures among rookies in 2020: 1. Chase Young (39), 2. Derrick Brown (34), 3. K’Lavon Chaisson (29)

Most REC YDS in Panthers history: 1. Steve Smith (12,197), 2. Muhsin Muhammad (9,255), 3. Greg Olsen (6,463), 4. Wesley Walls (3,902), 5. D.J. Moore (3,156)^, 6. Christian McCaffrey (2,672)^

Most single-season REC YDS in Panthers history: 1. 2005 Steve Smith (1,563), 2. 2008 Steve Smith (1,421), 3. 2004 Muhsin Muhammad (1,405), 4. 2011 Steve Smith (1,394)

Steve Smith is the Carolina Panthers all-time leader in: REC (836), REC YDS (12,197), REC TD (67), Season REC YDS (1,563 in ‘05), Total TD (75), YScm (12,584), All-Purpose YDS (16,607), GP (46) with 100+ REC YDS

Steve Smith’s career resume: 5x Pro Bowl, 2x All-Pro, 2008 2nd Team, 2005 NFL Comeback POY, 1 of 3 players to lead NFL in REC, REC YDS, & REC TD in same season (2005), 8th on all-time REC YDS (14,731) list, All-time Panthers REC YDS Leader

Most RUSH TD by a QB in NFL history: 1. Cam Newton (70), 2. Otto Graham (44), 3. Steve Young (43)

Cam Newton is the only player among the NFL’s current 32 franchises to be a team’s all-time leader in PASS TD (182) and RUSH TD (58)

Cam Newton has the most RUSH TD (70) by ANY player in the NFL since he debuted in 2011

Most RUSH TD by a QB during 1 season since the 1970 merger: 1. 2011 Cam Newton (14), T2. 2021 Cam Newton (12), T2. 1976 Steve Grogan (12), T4. 2021 Kyler Murray (11), T4. 1997 Kordell Stewart (11)

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Kyler Murray, Cam Newton, and Sam Bradford are the only No. 1 overall picks to win Offensive Rookie of the Year since 1982

Most RUSH TD among QBs in NFL history: 1. Cam Newton (70), 2. Otto Graham (44), 3. Steve Young (43)

April 28, 2011: The stacked 2011 NFL Draft’s 1st round featured QB Cam Newton (1st), EDGE Von Miller (2nd), WR AJ Green (4th), CB Patrick Peterson (5th), WR Julio Jones (6th), OT Tyron Smith (9th), EDGE Cameron Jordan (24th), and DL Cameron Heyward (31st)

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