Many players across the NFL faced decision day on Tuesday as the annual pink-slip cut day whittled down names to the official 53-man roster.
Jimmy Horn Jr., the former Sanford Seminole player who didn’t even have a 247 Sports recruiting profile until late in his senior year (2020-21) , was one of several former Central Florida stars to survive roster cuts, latching on with the Carolina Panthers.
Horn, who went on to play two seasons at USF before moving on to Colorado, was drafted in the sixth round by the Panthers in the April draft, the 208th overall selection.
It was at Colorado where he started to gain attention under the watchful eye of coach Deion Sanders and alongside receivers such as Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter and former Orlando Christian Prep star Xavier Weaver, who