According to the Carolina Panthers, rookie CB Jaycee Horn, who was selected by the Carolina Panthers with the No. 8 overall pick in the 2021 Draft, will wear No. 8 in honor of the late Kobe Bryant.
Bryant, of course, was inducted into the Hall of Fame this past weekend.
Jaycee Horn will be wearing 8 to honor Kobe 🐍 pic.twitter.com/zoICfFHjsL
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) May 18, 2021
Horn played his college football at South Carolina, where he had 101 tackles and two interceptions in 30 career games with the Gamecocks.