Breaking down Dane Brugler's 7-round mock draft for the Panthers

One of the most well-respected NFL draft analysts went into "beast mode" for the Carolina Panthers.

The Athletic's Dane Brugler has just gone through all of this year's 257 picks for a new seven-round mock draft, which was released on Wednesday. Nine of those 257 selections belong to the Panthers, a haul that begins with (you guessed it) University of Georgia linebacker Jalon Walker.

Brugler writes:

A hybrid player, Walker is at his best as a joker edge who can be flexed around the front seven and give a blocking scheme fits. There is certainly risk involved with his projection, but it isn’t hard to see why so many teams have Walker — who discovered his love for football about a half-hour…