The Carolina Panthers have the reigning Offensive Rookie of the Year in Tetairoa McMillan. They haven't had a Defensive Rookie of the Year since Luke Kuechly in 2012. One could argue Jeremy Chinn was snubbed in 2020, but that's a different story. This year, the Panthers spent four of their seven selections on the defensive side of the ball. None of them immediately scream Rookie of the Year contender, but there is one sleeper pick that could surprise the NFL. Lee Hunter could win DROY for the Panthers Texas Tech defensive lineman Lee Hunter (DL15) speaks during the NFL Scouting Combine | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images When we say sleeper, we really mean sleeper. The last interior defensive lineman to win the award was Aaron Donald in 2014. The position went back-to-back starting in 2013 with Sheldon Richardson, too. The award heavily favors the stats that interior linemen just don't rack up. In 2025, Carson Schwesinger won partly because he had 156 combined tackles.…