Monroe Freeling is quietly emerging as a key piece for the Georgia Bulldogs football, with his tools and development drawing early NFL Draft attention. There’s more behind the offensive tackle’s rise than meets the eye.

The Carolina Panthers stunned a lot of people with their first-round selection of Georgia offensive tackle Monroe Freeling, but the process behind the decision speaks for itself.

Potential Lions draft prospect appeared on the Kay Adams show.

Monroe Freeling, a popular NFL mock draft pick to the Detroit Lions out of Georgia, says he's open to playing anywhere as he readies for his jump to the NFL. The 6-foot-7, 315-pound offensive tackle joined Kay Adams on "Up & Adams" on Monday.

It is exceeding difficult to find high-quality offensive tackle play outside of the first round, so teams searching for starters in next week’s draft will have to prioritize the position early on.

Picked up by Panthers