Julius Peppers predicted to crack Carolina's starting lineup

By Andrew Ites
Posted May 15, 2017 12:21 pm EDT • Carolina Panthers

ESPN predicts that 37-year-old edge defender Julius Peppers will start for the Panthers this season.
Peppers’ snap counts have gone down as he’s aged, but he’s still a very productive pass rusher ranking 29th among 3-4 OLB's in Pass Rush Productivity last season (7.9).
He also ranked 23rd among all edge defenders in pass rushing grade (78.8).

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