ESPN's Matt Miller let league scouts forecast a new mini-mock for the 2025 draft. Here's who was predicted to land with the Panthers . . .

According to Joe Person of The Athletic, the sense within league circles is that the Panthers will draft Georgia LB Jalon Walker if he's available.

Jalon Walker was born in South Carolina, played high school football in North Carolina and would fit with the Panthers.

“I look up to my dad,” he said. “He also played at Ohio State, he was a linebacker and he always tells me his stories about ...

If a team thinks a player opts out based mostly on draft preparation rather than a medical decision, “it’s not a good look,” said one scout.