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If anyone knows about “freak” athletes in college football, it’s Bruce Feldman of The Athletic. And luckily for the Carolina Panthers, or at least the Carolina Panthers in this particular simulation, he pairs them with one.
Feldman pieced together a fresh 34-pick mock of the 2025 draft for Wednesday. At pick No. 8, owned by the Panthers, comes University of Georgia pass rusher Mykel Williams—who Feldman writes the following about:
The second Georgia player to go in the top 10, Williams was injured in the 2024 opener against Clemson and didn’t get to play much in the first half of last season. But he was back for a big game at Texas in October and gave UT fits, notching two sacks. He had two more sacks against the Longhorns in the SEC title game. The 6-5, 260-pounder has 34 1/2-inch arms with potential that makes D-line coaches giddy.
“He was banged up a lot this year, but when he was close to 100 percent, he’s super twitchy,” an SEC tight ends coach said. “He’s a freak.”
He’ll boost a Carolina team that had the worst pass rush in the league.
“He’s more of the traditional defensive end guy than Walker,” said an SEC O-line coach who was really impressed by both Georgia players. “He can either be that 3-4 outside linebacker or 4-3 end. He has real pass rush ability. I think he’s an elite edge rusher. He’s great chasing from behind, and he can play the run well enough.”
Carolina has already been linked to Williams by multiple reporters. Most recently, Joe Person, Feldman’s colleague at The Athletic, noted that he believes the Panthers have a “real interest” in the athletic 20-year-old.
Williams was named a second-team All-SEC selection in both 2023 and 2024. He recorded 9.5 sacks and three forced fumbles between those two seasons.
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