Joe Person: Panthers really like Mason Graham and Jalon Walker

[TheSpecialJuan]

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With pro days and top-30 visits still to come, I left Indy still thinking the Panthers would love to see Michigan defensive tackle Mason Graham fall to 8. But they also seem to like Walker a lot.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6170321/2025/03/03/carolina-panthers-nfl-combine-draft-free-agency-defense/

[mrcompletely11]

10 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6170321/2025/03/03/carolina-panthers-nfl-combine-draft-free-agency-defense/

Our defense gets better the second they draft either of these 2 dudes

[Shocker]

If Graham is there we should run the card up there.  Walker probably hit the interview out of the park…his leadership skills were praised at Georgia.  I love his demeanor but he is a tweener with that lack of size I won’t deny it.

[jfra78]

[GamecockSmitty4]

Jalon Walker would set this franchise back even further. 

[TheSpecialJuan]

1 hour ago, mrcompletely11 said:

Our defense gets better the second they draft either of these 2 dudes

What's exciting is that there is a strong possibility one of them will be there when the team is on the clock @8

[PadresPanthersFan]

[Donald LaFell]

1 hour ago, mrcompletely11 said:

Our defense gets better the second they draft either of these 2 dudes

I do think Walker will make the defense better eventually , and could even be a franchise player. I’m a little worried how he will look and be received initially though. 

[Daddy_Uncle]

1 hour ago, GamecockSmitty4 said:

Jalon Walker would set this franchise back even further. 

Are you the one that wants to draft a second round safety at 8?

[CatalystNX]

Mason Graham is our best case realistic scenario, but I'm still iffy on Jalon Walker.

[csx]

15 minutes ago, Daddy_Uncle said:

Are you the one that wants to draft a second round safety at 8?

Probably only wants a Gamecock..

[MHS831]

Speaking of Gamecocks, there was some fluff piece on my phone that suggested the Panthers could trade Horn-far apart on a contract--Can't find it-==anybody else hear this?   If true, this could throw CB into the conversation at 8....

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[GamecockSmitty4]

29 minutes ago, Daddy_Uncle said:

Are you the one that wants to draft a second round safety at 8?

 

12 minutes ago, csx said:

Probably only wants a Gamecock..

I’d be cool with Mason Graham, Abdul Carter, Tet McMillan, and maybe a couple other guys. That has no bearing on the fact that I think Walker is this years guy who gets overhyped because of potential.  Happens every single year. 

[MHS831]

I was VERY impressed with Walker, and Joe knows they met at the combine.  I just do not get how any reporter would get info like this 8 weeks before the draft and have the blessing to publish it.  Are they not playing liars dice right now?