When it comes to drafting quarterbacks, head coach Matt Rhule and the Carolina Panthers may have a type . . . at least from the looks of the worldwide leader’s latest 2023 simulation.
On Tuesday, ESPN published a fresh and early mock, courtesy of NFL draft analyst and insider Matt Miller. And, with the seventh overall pick, Miller has the Panthers scooping up another relatively undersized, but quite talented quarterback—Alabama’s Bryce Young.
“The Panthers passed on taking a quarterback in Round 1 in April and instead drafted Matt Corral in the third round, but they should remain in the hunt for a long-term option at the position,” he writes. “Young, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner, doesn’t have prototypical NFL size — he’s listed at 6-foot, 194 pounds — but he plays the position like a point guard with great field vision, touch and anticipation. Size will be the ultimate question for scouts, but Young enters the season in the conversation for QB1.”
