NFC team would be a perfect fit for LSU tight end Thaddeus Moss

LSU football’s Thaddeus Moss is foregoing his senior season to enter the 2020 NFL Draft.

Even with his famous last name, tight end Thaddeus Moss was one of the most under appreciated  players on LSU’s roster in 2019.

Moss set records in Baton Rouge, but it was Joe Burrow, Justin Jefferson, Ja’Marr Chase and Clyde Edwards-Helaire who received most of the attention from national analysts.

And look, I get it. Burrow threw 60 touchdowns. Chase and Jefferson combined for over 3,000 receiving yards. Edwards-Helaire had over 1,800 all purpose yards.

Moss, meanwhile, put up numbers that looked “mediocre” next to those of his teammates.

The son of NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss finished the 2019 season with 47 receptions for 570 yards — both school records at LSU.

Moss, who declared a year early for the NFL Draft, is going to develop into a nice professional player.

In fact, I think there’s a team in the NFC that would benefit greatly from selecting him in the second or third round.

The Carolina Panthers.

Carolina needs a tight end — especially with the recent release of Greg Olsen.

Moss, who went to high school in Charlotte, would be a great fit with the Panthers. He obviously has good pass catching skills, as evidenced by his record breaking season in Baton Rouge, and he has a NFL pedigree.

The 6-foot-3/250 lb tight end is also an incredibly underrated run blocker.

NFL.com draft analyst Lance Zierlein describes Moss as a player that “treats run blocking with conviction”.

If a player is willing to get dirty and pass/run block, then it means he’s willing to do whatever it takes to help his team win.

The Panthers need that type of player on the roster. Moss would fill a big need in Carolina and as a local kid, he’d likely be a fan favorite (which would also help in replacing Olsen, who developed into a fan favorite in Charlotte).