Who do the Panthers land in ESPN's new 7-round mock draft?

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A full serving of 2025 draft projections has the Carolina Panthers adding defense, defense and a little more defense.

ESPN NFL draft analyst and insider Matt Miller has gone the distance with a new seven-round mock for this year's highly-anticipated selection process. As far as your Panthers go, he starts off with a pretty popular pick in the eighth overall slot—University of Georgia linebacker Jalon Walker.

Miller writes:

Walker is a dream fit in Carolina's scheme, as he'd be ideal as a stand-up, 3-4 outside linebacker opposite Jadeveon Clowney. The 243-pound Walker served as a hybrid linebacker and pass rusher at Georgia, showing high upside with 6.5 sacks and 10.5 tackles for loss despite not rushing the quarterback full-time. He has the first-step quickness and hand power to consistently have double-digit sack seasons in the NFL.

While many see the 6-foot-1 Salisbury, N.C. native translating well as an edge defender at the next level, he has also played a bit of off-ball linebacker during his college career. Walker, as that "hybrid" type, may compare favorably to former Panthers linebacker Frankie Luvu—who recorded 125 tackles and 5.5 sacks in his lone season under current defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero.

Here's how the rest of Miller's picks for the Panthers panned out . . .

• Second round (No. 57): Ty Robinson, DT, Nebraska
• Third round (No. 74): Isaiah Bond, WR, Texas
• Fourth round (No. 111): R.J. Mickens, S, Clemson
• Fourth round (No. 114: Denzel Burke, CB, Ohio State
• Fifth round (No. 140): Jared Ivey, EDGE, Ole Miss
• Fifth round (No. 146): Kobe King, LB, Penn State
• Fifth round (No. 163): Damien Martinez, RB, Miami (Fla.)
• Seventh round (No. 230); Brady Cook, QB, Missouri

This article originally appeared on Panthers Wire: 2025 NFL draft: Who do the Panthers land in ESPN's new 7-round mock?

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