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2025 NFL draft: Panthers select Colorado wide receiver with 208th overall pick

Carolina adds another receiver to the mix.
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Oct 19, 2024; Tucson, Arizona, USA; Colorado Buffalos wide receiver Jimmy Horn Jr. (5) against the Arizona Wildcats at Arizona Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn ImaMark J. Rebilas-Imagn Imagesges
Oct 19, 2024; Tucson, Arizona, USA; Colorado Buffalos wide receiver Jimmy Horn Jr. (5) against the Arizona Wildcats at Arizona Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn ImaMark J. Rebilas-Imagn Imagesges | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

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With what will likely be their final pick of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Carolina Panthers selected Colorado wide receiver Jimmy Horn Jr.

Horn started out at South Florida, where he quickly became one of the top receivers in the American Athletic Conference, hauling in a combined 67 receptions for 959 yards and four touchdowns.

Following the 2022 season, Horn jumped into the transfer portal and became one of the most coveted players on the market. After being pursued by a number of schools, he landed at Colorado, joining the first team led by Deion Sanders.

Horn caught 95 passes for 1,008 yards and seven touchdowns in two seasons with the Buffs. He becomes the second receiver to be drafted by Carolina this weekend, joining Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan, who was selected eighth overall on Thursday night.

Lance Zierlein's scouting report on NFL Network:

"Horn is small but competitive and has the speed to make teams pay attention. The target rate and production dipped in 2024, but the hands and catch consistency were vastly improved from 2023. He needs to prove he can uncover against a more athletic and physical brand of coverage in the league. Horn catches in traffic without hesitation and has the wiggle and gas to hit a big play once it is in his hands. The size and durability will concern teams, but he’s fast and fearless, which will appeal to squads looking to stretch the field from the slot."

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Schuyler Callihan is the publisher of West Virginia On SI and has been a trusted source covering the Mountaineers since 2016. He is the host of Between The Eers, The Walk Thru Game Day Show, and In the Gun Podcast. The Wheeling, WV native moved to Charlotte, North Carolina in 2020 to cover the Charlotte Hornets and Carolina Panthers.

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