The closer we get to the 2023 NFL draft, the likelier it seems the Carolina Panthers will have to jump up for a quarterback. That feeling is no different in Mel Kiper’s latest set of first-round projections.
On Tuesday, the ESPN football analyst and OG draftnik released his third mock of the offseason. And speaking of “third,” he has the Panthers making the third trade of his forecast—up to the No. 5 spot to select Will Levis of the University of Kentucky.
