Who will the Panthers pick in the NFL Draft? These are the Charlotte Observers predictions

kAm(9:=6 E96 E62> 92D D6G6C2= ?665D[ :E H:== ?665 E@ K6C@ :? @? ;FDE @?6 A@D:E:@? :? %9FCD52J’D 7:CDE C@F?5]k^Am

kAm(:== E96J 8@ “36DE A=2J6C 2G2:=23=6[” @C H:== E96J 36 :?4=:?65 E@ A@F?46 @? 2 DA64:7:4 2C62 @7 ?665n (:== E96J AC:@C:E:K6 @776?D6 @G6C 5676?D6 @C 5676?D6 @G6C @776?D6n r@F=5 E96J EC256 FA @C 5@H? 7C@> `hnk^Am

kAm%96 r92C=@EE6 ~3D6CG6C’D !2?E96CD C6A@CE6CD 92G6 2D<65 E96>D6=G6D E9@D6 D2>6 BF6DE:@?D[ 2?5 E96 EC:@ @7 D4C:36D =:?<65 FA E@ >2<6 E96:C 2??F2= 5C27E AC65:4E:@?D 2?5 >FD:?8D]k^Am

kAmr@G6C286 @7 E96 5C27E 368:?D 2E g A]>] %9FCD52J H:E9 E96 7:CDE C@F?5] %96 5C27E CF?D E9C@F89 $2EFC52J] *@F 42? H2E49 :E =:G6 @? t$!}[ pqr @C }u{ }6EH@C<] w@H >2?J A:4<D H:== E96 r2C@=:?2 !2?E96CD 7:?:D9 E96 a_ae 5C27E H:E9nk^Am

kAm%96 !2?E96CD 6?E6C E96 a_ae }u{ sC27E H:E9 D6G6? D6=64E:@?D WH:E9 EH@ 7:7E9\C@F?5 A:4<D 2?5 ?@ D6G6?E9\C@F?5 D6=64E:@?DX] r2C@=:?2 FD65 6:89E A:4<D :? a_ad]k^Am

kAm(96? E96 5FDE D6EE=6D[ 96C6 2C6 @FC 8F6DD6D @? 9@H >2?J A:4<D E96 !2?E96CD H:== 6?5 FA FD:?8ik^Am

kAm|:<6 z2J6i t:89E] %96 !2?E96CD 92G6 366? 288C6DD:G6 @G6C E96 A2DE EH@ J62CD H:E9 5C27E EC256D] %96J’G6 8@?6 FA 2?5 5@H? E96 3@2C5 H:E9 7=F:5:EJ[ 2?5 x’5 36E E92E AC24E:46 :D 4@?E:?F65 :? *62C b @7 E96 s2? |@C82? 6C2] %96 5C2H @7 EC25:?8 324< :? E9:D 5C27E E@ 255 >@C6 >:5\C@F?5 A:4<D :D E96C6] r2C@=:?2 ;FDE ?665D E@ 7:?5 E96 C:89E 562=]k^Am

kAmp=6I +:6E=@Hi $6G6?] |@C82? 92D 7@F?5 2 =@E @7 DF446DD H966=:?8\2?5\562=:?8 :? 9:D 7:CDE EH@ 5C27ED :? E96 86?6C2= >2?286C D62E[ ?@ 5@F3E] p?5 562=D H:== 46CE2:?=J 36 DECF4< 282:? E9:D J62C] qFE D@>6E9:?8 E6==D >6 |@C82? H:== DE:== 6?5 H:E9 D6G6? 5C27E A:4<D — 96 >:89E EC256 324< @? s2J a 2?5 EC256 FA @? s2J b[ 7@C :?DE2?46] p?5 C6>6>36C[ H92E 96 5@6D E9:D H66< 4@F=5 G6CJ H6== :>A24E E96 a_af 5C27E 2D H6==] s@?’E 7@C86E E96 a_ac 5C27E H96? 2 EC256 J:6=565 E96 !2?E96CD 2 a_ad D64@?5\C@F?5 A:4<j E96 !2?E96CD >:89E ?@E 92G6 8@EE6? }:4 $4@FCE@? H:E9@FE E92E >@G6]k^Am

kAm$4@EE u@H=6Ci $:I] q@E9 BF2?E:EJ 2?5 BF2=:EJ C6>2:? :>A@CE2?E E@ 2 !2?E96CD E62> E92E DE:== 92D 2 ?F>36C @7 9@=6D E@ 7:==] qFE x’> 8F6DD:?8 |@C82? G2=F6D BF2=:EJ 2 =:EE=6 >@C6 E9:D E:>6 2C@F?5[ 8:G6? 96’D 2E E96 96=> @7 2 A=2J@77 E62>[ 2?5 6?5D FA EC25:?8 2H2J 2E =62DE @?6 >@C6 A:4< E92? 96 24BF:C6D] (9@ :D E96 :562= EC256 A2CE?6C 7@C E96 !2?E96CD :? E96 7:CDE C@F?5nk^Am

kAmx7 E96 !2?E96CD H2?E E@ >@G6 FA @C 5@H? E96 3@2C5[ E96J D9@F=5 =@@< :?E@ 562=:?8 H:E9 E96D6 E62>Dik^Am

kAm|:<6 z2J6i |:2>: s@=A9:?D] %96 s@=A9:?D @H? EH@ 7:CDE\C@F?5 A:4<D W}@] `` 2?5 }@] b_X] (:E9 2 ?6H 7C@?E @77:46 :? 492C86[ |:2>: >:89E H2?E E@ =2?5 EH@ E@A\a_ AC@DA64ED[ D@ EC25:?8 FA 7C@> b_ E@ `h >:89E >2<6 D6?D6 7@C E96>[ 6DA64:2==J 3642FD6 E96J @H? %w#tt E9:C5\C@F?5 A:4<D[ E@@] x7 E96 !2?E96CD 42? >@G6 324< `` DA@ED[ A:4< FA 2 >:5\E9:C5\C@F?5 A:4< 2?5 2?@E96C s2J b D6=64E:@?[ E96J’== 92G6 >@C6 2>>@ 5FC:?8 E96 H66<6?5 E@ FA8C256 E96:C C@DE6C] p=D@[ 2E E92E A@:?E[ E96 !2?E96CD 42? E2<6 D@>6@?6 =:<6 %6I2D %649 =:?6324<6C y24@3 #@5C:8F6K @C r=6>D@? @776?D:G6 E24<=6 q=2<6 |:==6C H:E9 =:EE=6 AF3=:4 AFD9324<]k^Am

kAmp=6I +:6E=@Hi r9:428@ q62CD] *6D[ E96> 282:?] %96 !2?E96CD 2C6?’E ?6H E@ 92G:?8 E96 q62CD 2D EC256 A2CE?6CD[ 2?5 :E 2E =62DE H@F=5 >2<6 D6?D6 7@C r9:428@ 2?5 r2C@=:?2 E@ DEC:<6 2 562= %9FCD52J] %9@D6 A2C2>6E6CDi r9:428@ 4@F=5 36 4@>A6==65 E@ =62A FA 7C@> adE9 E@ `hE9 :? E96 7:CDE C@F?5 :7 E96J’C6 :? =@G6 H:E9 2 A2CE:4F=2C AC@DA64E — E96J ?665 2 A2DD CFD96C[ 7@C :?DE2?46[ 2?5 p<966> |6D:5@C 4@F=5 8@ C:89E 2C@F?5 E96? — 2?5 E96J 4@F=5 FD6 @?6 @7 E96:C EH@ D64@?5\C@F?5 A:4<D Wdf 2?5 e_X 2D A2CE @7 E96 A24<286 E@ >@G6 FA] WyFDE E@ 86E :E @? E96 C64@C5i x E9:?< E96 !2?E96CD DE2J AFE 2?5 >2<6 2 D6=64E:@? 2E `h] qFE :7 E96 q62CD 4@>6 42==:?8[ E96 !2?E96C D9@F=5 =:DE6?]Xk^Am

kAm$4@EE u@H=6Ci !:EED3FC89 $E66=6CD] %96J 92G6 `a A:4<D @7 E96 adf :? E9:D }u{ sC27E — E96 >@DE @7 2?J E62> 6?E6C:?8 %9FCD52J ?:89E] xE DE2?5D E@ C62D@? E96 $E66=6CD H@?’E 36 25G6CD6 E@ DH2AA:?8 2 76H @7 E96>] (9@ D9@F=5 E96 !2?E96CD A:4< :? E96 7:CDE C@F?5nk^Am

kAm%96D6 A=2J6CD 2C6 E96 @?6D E96 HC:E6CD E9:?< E96 !2?E96CD D9@F=5 E2C86E :? E96 7:CDE C@F?5ik^Am

kAm|:<6 z2J6i ~C68@? sq s:==@? %9:6?6>2?] }:4< $4@EE 925 2 D@=:5 J62C 2D 2 7F==\E:>6 DE2CE6C 7@C E96 !2?E96CD =2DE D62D@?] w@H6G6C[ E96 D@@?\E@\36 b`\J62C\@=5 D276EJ :D 2 4@8 E92E 42? 36 FA8C2565 H:E9 C6=2E:G6 62D6] %9:6?6>2? :D 2 G6CD2E:=6 496DD A:646 :? E96 D64@?52CJ[ 2?5 9:D c]bd\D64@?5 c_\J2C5 52D9 DA665 >2<6D 9:> 2 E2?E2=:K:?8 @AE:@? 7@C t;:C@ tG6C@’D 5676?D6] %9:6?6>2? 42? A=2J D:?8=6\9:89 D276EJ[ 96 42? >@G6 :? E96 3@I[ 2?5 96 42? 2DDFC65=J 36 FD65 2D 2 ?:4<6= 5676?56C[ 6G6? :? 32D6 A24<286D]k^Am

kAm$276EJ :D?’E 4@?D:56C65 2 AC6>:F> A@D:E:@?[ 3FE %9:6?6>2? :D 2 AC6>:F> AC@DA64E H9@ 42? >2<6 6G6CJ@?6 2C@F?5 9:> 36EE6C] w:D DA665 2?5 G6CD2E:=:EJ 8:G6 9:> 2 9:89 7=@@C[ 3FE 9:D 46:=:?8 :D 2=D@ EC6>6?5@FD]k^Am

kAmu@C E96 !2?E96CD’ D2<6[ 96C6’D 9@A:?8 96 >2<6D :E E@ }@] `h]k^Am

kAmp=6I +:6E=@Hi z6?J@? $25:B[ 2=D@ @FE @7 ~C68@?] %96 E:89E 6?5 :D ;FDE E@@ 72DE[ E@@ 6IA=@D:G6 2?5 E@@ 8@@5 E@ A2DD FA :7 E96 !2?E96CD 2C6 3=6DD65 E@ 92G6 9:> 5C@A E@ `h] w:D 255:E:@? H@F=5 8:G6 E96 A@D:E:@? 2 >2DD:G6 FA8C256j 2== E9C66 !2?E96CD E:89E 6?5D 925 76H6C C646:G:?8 J2C5D E92? 3@E9 CF??:?8 324<D r9F32 wF332C5 2?5 #:4@ s@H5=6 :? a_ad] %92E’D ?@E 2==[ 6:E96Ci xE H@F=5 2=D@ 8:G6 BF2CE6C324< qCJ46 *@F?8 2?@E96C H62A@? D@ E96 E62> 42? 4@?E:?F6 E@ 7:8FC6 @FE H92E 9:D 7FEFC6 =@@<D =:<6 :? r2C@=:?2 27E6C a_af] xD 96 H@CE9 Sd_ >:==:@? 2G6C286 A6C J62C Wp!*X >@?6Jn z66A 5C27E:?8 A=2J>2<6CD 2C@F?5 9:>[ 2?5 7:?5 @FE]k^Am

kAm$4@EE u@H=6Ci ~C68@? sq s:==@? %9:6?6>2?] $276EJ :D?’E 2 A@D:E:@? E96 !2?E96CD ?@C>2==J H@F=5 4@?D:56C[ 3FE %9:6?6>2? :D H@CE9 E96 4@?D:56C2E:@?] $66 |:<6’D C62D@?:?8 23@G6 7@C E96 DA64:7:4D 2D E@ H9J] x7 96’D E96C6[ E2<6 9:>] (9@ D9@F=5 E96 !2?E96CD }~% A:4< :? E96 7:CDE C@F?5nk^Am

kAm%96D6 A=2J6CD 2C6 E96 @?6D r2C@=:?2 D9@F=5 2G@:5 @? s2J `ik^Am

kAm|:<6 z2J6i %6??6DD66 rq y6C>@5 |4r@J] %96 E2=6?E65 4@C?6C324< >:DD65 E96 6?E:C6 a_ad D62D@? H9:=6 C64@G6C:?8 7C@> pr{ DFC86CJ] w6 @?=J A=2J65 EH@ 4@==686 D62D@?D W@?6 2E %6??6DD66 2?5 @?6 2E ~C68@? $E2E6X 367@C6 564=2C:?8 7@C E96 5C27E] (9:=6 9:D DFC86CJ C6A@CE65=J E@@< A=246 @G6C 2 J62C 28@[ |4r@J 564:565 E@ ?@E E6DE 2E E96 }u{ $4@FE:?8 r@>3:?6 :? u63CF2CJ]k^Am

kAm%96 !2?E96CD 92G6 2? F?56C=J:?8 =@?8\E6C> ?665 2E 4@C?6C324<] |:<6 y24<D@? :D :? E96 7:?2= J62C @7 9:D 562= 2?5 r@C6J %9@C?E@? :D DE:== ;FDE 2 AC@>:D:?8 AC@;64E] qFE |4r@J 92D 2 C646?E 6?@F89 :?;FCJ 9:DE@CJ E@ 8:G6 @77 y@?2E9@? qC@@<D G:36D] yFDE 32D65 @? E96 7C@?E @77:46’D 9:DE@CJ H:E9 A=2J6CD 4@>:?8 @77 :?;FC:6D[ :E’5 AC@323=J 36 2 =@8:42= >@G6 E@ A2DD @? |4r@J[ 6G6? H:E9 9:D EC6>6?5@FD AC@DA64E AC@7:=6 7C@> 9:D =:>:E65 24E:@? :? 4@==686]k^Am

kAmp=6I +:6E=@Hi |:2>: A2DD CFD96C p<966> |6D:5@C] %9:D :D =6DD @7 2 ;F58>6?E @? E96 A=2J6C 2?5 >@C6 2? @A:?:@? E92E E96 !2?E96CD D9@F=5 DE2J 2H2J 7C@> E96 @FED:56 =:?6324<6C A@D:E:@? :? E96 7:CDE C@F?5] !6C:@5] %96C6 2C6 @E96C 4@>A=:42E:@?D H:E9 |6D:5@C[ ECF6] %96 >2:? @?6 :D E92E 96’== 36 2 ad\J62C\@=5 C@@<:6 2?5 >:89E 36 b_ 3J E96 E:>6 96 86ED 9:D D64@?5 }u{ 4@?EC24E]k^Am

kAmqFE E96 E9:?8 E92E >2<6D 9:> 2 A=2J6C E96 !2?E96CD D9@F=5?’E 5C27En xE’D D:>A=6i %96J’G6 2=C625J DA6?E 2 E@? @7 42A:E2= 2E E96 @FED:56 =:?6324<6C DA@E] y26=2? !9:==:AD :? 7C66 286?4J 5:5 ?@E 4@>6 4962A[ 27E6C 2==] %96J 5:5?’E ;FDE DA6?5 EH@ s2J a A:4<D @? ~{qD :? a_ad 7@C ?@E9:?8[ 6:E96C] p?5 @9 J629i !2E y@?6D :D 324<[ E@@] %2<6 2? @776?D:G6 A=2J>2<6C :? E96 7:CDE C@F?5] ~C 6G6? D@>6@?6 :? E96 5676?D:G6 324<7:6=5] yFDE ?@E 2 A2DD CFD96C]k^Am

kAm$4@EE u@H=6Ci pF3FC? 6586 CFD96C z6=5C:4 u2F=<] w:D D:K6 >2<6D 9:> E6>AE:?8 We\d[ afdX 2?5 H:== 2==@H 9:> E@ 4@>A6E6 :>>65:2E6=J 2?5 A@DD:3=J 36 5C27E65 9:896C E92? 96 D9@F=5 36] %96 :DDF6 H:E9 u2F=<i 96’D 8@E 2== D@CED @7 >62DFC23=6D] qFE H96C6 2C6 E96 3:8 A=2JDn w6 DE2CE65 `a 82>6D 7@C pF3FC? =2DE J62C 3FE >2?2865 @?=J EH@ D24<D 2?5 7:G6 %u{D] w6 766=D =:<6 2? “2=>@DE” D@CE @7 A=2J6C — A=FD[ 2D p=6I D2JD 23@G6[ E96 !2?E96CD 92G6 2=C625J DA6?E 2 =@E @7 >@?6J 2?5 42A:E2= 2E 9:D A@D:E:@?] (9@ H:== E96 !2?E96CD A:4< :? E96 7:CDE C@F?5nk^Am

kAmp7E6C 2 =@?8 H2:E[ 96C6’D H9@ H6 E9:?< E96 !2?E96CD H:== E2<6 %9FCD52J ?:89Eik^Am

kAm|:<6 z2J6i x?5:2?2 (# ~>2C r@@A6C yC] %96 !2?E96CD 92G6 2 E9:?8 7@C H:56 C646:G6CD] w625 4@249 s2G6 r2?2=6D :D 2 7@C>6C H:56 C646:G6CD 4@249[ @776?D:G6 4@@C5:?2E@C qC25 x5K:< :D 2 7@C>6C H:56 C646:G6CD 4@249[ 2?5 H:56 C646:G6CD 4@249 #@3 |@@C6 :D 2 7@C>6C !C@ q@H= H:56@FE] $@[ :E’D F?56CDE2?523=6 E92E E96 7C@?E @77:46 92D =62?65 @? E92E 6IA6CE:D6 H:E9 E96:C 5C27E 42A:E2=]k^Am

kAmr@@A6C DEC:<6D 2D 3@E9 2 “|@C82? 8FJ” 2?5 2 “r2?2=6D 8FJ” 32D65 @? 9:D AC@7:=6] (9:=6 96’D @?=J e\7@@E 2?5 `hh A@F?5D[ r@@A6C :D 2 J2C5D\27E6C\42E49 7:6?5 H:E9 92C5\E@\3C:?8\5@H? E@F89?6DD] w6 H2D AC:>2C:=J 2 D=@E C646:G6C 7@C E96 w@@D:6CD =2DE J62C[ 3FE 96 42? 36 FD65 @? E96 @FED:56 2D H6==] w6’5 AC6EEJ >F49 36 2? 2?DH6C E@ E96 )2G:6C {686EE6 5:=6>>2[ 2D 96 92D G6CD2E:=:EJ[ 6IA=@D:G6?6DD 2?5 A=2J>2<:?8 D<:==D E92E 92G6 366? 4@>A2C65 E@ s663@ $2>F6=] w6’5 2=D@ 2==@H y2=6? r@<6C E@ >@G6 E@ 9:D >@C6 ?2EFC2= “+” A@D:E:@? E@ E96 @AA@D:E6 D:56 @7 %6E2:C@2 |4|:==2?]k^Am

kAm#6>6>36C[ 2D |@C82? D2:5 =2DE H66<[ E96C6’D ?@ CF=6 282:?DE 5C27E:?8 2 H:56@FE :? E9C66 4@?D64FE:G6 7:CDE C@F?5D] p?5 :7 %9:6?6>2? 5@6D?’E >2<6 E@ }@] `h[ r@@A6C :D 2 BF2=:EJ A:646 E@ 255 E@ E96 @776?D6]k^Am

kAmp=6I +:6E=@Hi %6I2D pU2>Aj| (# zr r@?46A4:@?] x[ =:<6 |:<6[ E9:?< E96 !2?E96CD H:== E2<6 2 H:56 C646:G6C] x ;FDE E9:?< :E’== 36 E96 DA665DE6C H9@ 8C6H FA :? r92C=@EE6[ H9@ 42? >2<6 E9:D @776?D6 >@C6 6IA=@D:G6 2?5 H9@ 42? 8:G6 qCJ46 *@F?8 E96 5@H?7:6=5 E9C62E 2?5 J2C5D\27E6C\42E49 >@?DE6C 96’D 366? =@@<:?8 7@C] r@?46A4:@? :D @? E96 D>2==6C D:56 — d\7@@E\``[ `h_ A@F?5D — 3FE 96’D 8@E 2== E96 2EEC:3FE6D 5C27E 6IA6CED =@G6j E96J FD6 H@C5D =:<6 “3FCDE” 2?5 “E@F89” 2?5 “G6CD2E:=6]” w:D k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^}u{]4@>Qm}u{]4@>k^2m 5C27E 4@>A2C:D@? H2D s@F8 q2=5H:? — 2?5 J@F <?@H E96 7@C>6C $62EE=6 $6292H<D @776?D:G6 2DD:DE2?E\EFC?65\r2C@=:?2 !2?E96CD 9625 4@249 s2G6 r2?2=6D H@F=5 =@G6 92G:?8 2?@E96C q2=5H:?] rC2KJ E9:?8D 92AA6? @? s2J ` @7 5C27E ?:89E] %92E’D ECF6 A2CE:4F=2C=J H96? J@F’C6 A:4<:?8 `hE9] qFE 2== E9:?8D 36:?8 6BF2=[ E9:D >2<6D 2 =@E @7 D6?D6] p?5 H@F=5 86E 2 =@E @7 A6@A=6 6I4:E65]k^Am

kAm$4@EE u@H=6Ci ~C68@? sq s:==@? %9:6?6>2?] x’> E9:?<:?8 A@D:E:G6=J 2?5 9@A:?8 E92E 2E `h E96 !2?E96CD DE:== 92G6 2 492?46 E@ 8C23 E96 A=2J6C x H2?E E96> E@ E2<6] u@C >@DE @7 E96:C 9:DE@CJ[ E96 !2?E96CD 92G6 8@EE6? 3J H:E9 >65:@4C6 D276E:6D[ F?56CG2=F:?8 2 A@D:E:@? E92E 42? 36 >2??65 3J 2 C62= 82>6\492?86C] x 36=:6G6 %9:6?6>2? H@F=5 36 @?6]k^Am