Jaycee Horn opens up Panthers defense by moving to the slot
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Horn played the position some of his freshman season of college at South Carolina, then in 2022 for the Panthers. That season he was used in the slot 16 percent of the time (135 snaps). In 2025, he was there a mere eight snaps, which is 0.008 percent, for those wondering. But, as he said, the Panthers “flirted” with the idea some in practice, playing around with what could be.
Heading into this training camp, coaches knew it was time to open the Horn section of the playbook, to the corner’s delight.
“Just being able to make plays in the pass game, in the slot, in the run game, playing behind the line of scrimmage a little more, blitzing a little more, it would make it a little bit more fun,” Horn grinned.
His blitzing ability has been on display before. He picked up 2.0 sacks in 2024, albeit both on corner blitzes.
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