Joe Person’s Mock 1.0

[ncfan]

Had 

1st: Jalon Walker

2nd: Alfred Collins- mentioned him plugging in at the Nose.  Think Tuttle gets cut

3rd: Andrew Mukuba

4th: Cobee Bryant

 

mentions Miles Sanders probably gets cut

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6127617/2025/02/11/panthers-mock-draft-jalon-walker-georgia/?source=emp_shared_article

[MHS831]

Call Vegas---I am all in now!!!!

[Camp Fodder]

Wouldn’t hate it. Would rather have another d lineman than cb though

[Johnstonny]

I damn sure don't want to draft another waist of a WR....we suck at that. Develop what we have for now..... I want straight Gettlemanesque  Defense.

[Camp Fodder]

5 hours ago, Johnstonny said:

I damn sure don't want to draft another waist of a WR....we suck at that. Develop what we have for now..... I want straight Gettlemanesque  Defense.

Yep get a proven WR in FA

[TheSpecialJuan]

Round 1, No. 8: Jalon Walker, LB/edge, Georgia The Panthers lost a valuable, versatile player when Frankie Luvu signed with the Washington Commanders last year in free agency. That left Evero without a guy he could use as an off-ball linebacker, bring on blitzes or drop in coverage — the type of hybrid player who can thrive in a 3-4 scheme. Enter Walker, a native of Salisbury, N.C., who played off the ball for the Bulldogs but has the athleticism and playmaking traits to be a “slash” defender at the next level, i.e., linebacker/edge rusher.

Round 2, No. 57: Alfred Collins, DT, Texas With Shy Tuttle a strong possibility to be a salary-cap cut, the Panthers need a big, burly nose tackle to line up between Brown and A’Shawn Robinson. Maybe Dan Morgan will find that brute in free agency. If not, he should give a long look to Collins, a 6-5, 320- pounder who played in 63 games across five seasons for the Longhorns. With his long arms, Collins showed a knack for knocking down passes: He had seven in 2024, when he also blocked a kick.

Round 3, No. 74: Andrew Mukuba, S, Texas Morgan executed a Texas two-step in his first year as GM by taking Longhorn teammates Jonathon Brooks and Ja’Tavion Sanders in the first four rounds. Could Morgan double down with a Texas defensive tandem this year? Hard to say, but there’s a lot to like about Mukuba, who was born in Zimbabwe, moved to Austin when he was 9 and spent his first three seasons at Clemson. Mukuba does not shy from contact, as evidenced by his 11 tackles in the SEC Championship Game, including the one he laid on QB Gunner Stockton. But he also can be a ball hawk: His game-sealing interception in the quarterfinals against Arizona State was his fifth of the season, which tied for the SEC lead.

Round 4, No. 110: Cobee Bryant, CB, Kansas Corner isn’t viewed as a pressing need for the Panthers. But that could change in a hurry if Dane Jackson becomes a cap casualty and unrestricted free agent Mike Jackson isn’t re-signed. The 5-11, 171-pound Bryant is a little smaller than what the Panthers usually look for in corners, owing to the years Morgan and Dave Canales were in Seattle. But Bryant showed at the East-West Shrine Bowl practices that he doesn’t mind playing physical man coverage, which brought a couple of penalty flags. But it’s hard to argue with Bryant’s confidence and his ball-hawking resume at Kansas, where he intercepted 13 passes — including two he returned for touchdowns.

Round 4, No. 113: Charles Grant, OT, William & Mary Finally, the first offensive player shows up in the mock. Picking Grant would represent another first for the Panthers, who have never drafted a player from William & Mary (or Clemson, famously). Thomas Jefferson’s alma mater has turned out a couple of fair NFL coaches in Mike Tomlin and Sean McDermott. But NFL scouts made their way to Williamsburg, Va., in the fall to check out Grant, a 6-4, 300-pounder who spurned potential transfer opportunities to stay with the Tribe. W&M coach Mike London called Grant “a freak of nature,” and CBS reported he’s posted a 32-inch vertical jump while being clocked at more than 21 mph on a GPS. The Panthers overhauled their guard position last year. But it’s probably time to start thinking about an eventual successor for Taylor Moton, who turns 31 in August and dealt with a couple of injuries in 2024.

Round 5, No. 141: Brashard Smith, RB, SMU Running back is another sneaky position of need for the Panthers, given that Miles Sanders is another expected cut and Brooks likely will miss most if not all of 2025 after his second ACL surgery. Morgan took a second-round gamble last year on Brooks. But there are intriguing backs to be found in later rounds — like Smith, a former Miami receiver who racked up nearly 1,700 scrimmage yards and 18 touchdowns after converting to RB with the Mustangs. Smith would complement Chuba Hubbard as a change-of-pace back who can catch and motor: His 22.1 mph clocking on a 71-yard run versus Pittsburgh 

Round 5, No. 147: Kyle McCord, QB, Syracuse Young’s Year 2 turnaround was the most important development in the Panthers’ 2024 season. But they could be in the market for a backup if they let Andy Dalton walk and choose not to sign a quarterback. Even if Dalton or another veteran is the No. 2 behind Young, former Green Bay Packers GM Ron Wolf believed in drafting a quarterback every year, even if they didn’t necessarily need one. Why? Because someone else invariably wi

Round 5, No. 161: Terrell Tonka Hemingway, DT, South Carolina Much like Collins, Hemingway is an interior athlete who played a lot of college football. Hemingway’s 61 games were tied for the most in school history. Hemingway left Columbia with 9 1/2 career sacks, 19 hurries, 11 pass breakups and six fumble recoveries. He also scored on a 2-yard TD run against Jacksonville State in 2023. Hemingway would be the eighth Gamecocks player drafted by the Panthers — or eight more than their Clemson draftees.

Round 7, No. 229: Jamon Dumas-Johnson, LB, Kentucky Dumas-Johnson (6-1, 245) is a little bigger than Trevin Wallace, the Kentucky linebacker the Panthers took in the third round last year. The Georgia transfer led the Wildcats with 67 tackles last fall and returned a fumble for a touchdown. He followed that with a strong showing at the East-West Shrine Bowl.

Edited 4 hours ago by TheSpecialJuan

[TheSpecialJuan]

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6127617/2025/02/11/panthers-mock-draft-jalon-walker-georgia/

[JawnyBlaze]

I’m not sold on Walker (or Carter) but I’m usually wrong about LBs so take my opinion with a grain of salt regarding that position group. 

[LinvilleGorge]

If all this smoke around Jalo. walker prices accurate (and smoke around Panthers 1st round draft interests in recent years has been VERY accurate), I sure hope we see him as more of a Micah Parsons type vs. a drop back LB. 

[Mistuh Jones]

To get Walker AND Collins would be a wet dream

[Jon Snow]

I could live with this.