If the Carolina Panthers are investing the 2023 NFL draft’s first overall pick in a new franchise quarterback—and they are—then they’ll have to invest right back into him. Let’s take the latest mock from ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay as an example of that.
In their new set of projections, the draft guru duo takes turns making selections throughout the first three round of the event. Kiper Jr. just so happened to get each of Carolina’s picks, and starts off with what’s become the likely choice atop the board—University of Alabama’s Bryce Young.
