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Carolina Panthers Combine Tracker: Tracking All Prospect Visits

Here's who the Panthers have met with at the Combine.
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Texas Tech's Jacob Rodriguez looks on during warmups before the Big 12 Conference championship football game
Texas Tech's Jacob Rodriguez looks on during warmups before the Big 12 Conference championship football game | Nathan Giese/Avalanche-Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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The Carolina Panthers have been busy at the NFL Combine. Not only did Dave Canales reveal his new coaching strategy and Dan Morgan tip his draft strategy hand, but the Panthers have also met with tons of prospects.

This is standard fare for all NFL teams, but it could give some insight into where the Panthers are looking in this draft class. They will not draft the majority of these players, but some of them will absolutely make it onto their board.

All Combine visits for Carolina Panthers

Sonny Styles

Unsurprisingly, the Panthers met with Sonny Styles. There's a slim but non-zero chance he is still on the board when they pick at 19th overall, and he'd be a fine addition to their defense.

Styles went the entire season all the way until the final Ohio State loss in the College Football Playoff before missing a tackle.

Jacob Rodriguez

Perhaps as a second-round target, the Panthers also met with Texas Tech LB Jacob Rodriguez. He is rising up draft boards and has been since the Senior Bowl. He had a dominant season but that alone wasn't enough to get him a first-round grade.

“I met with the Panthers at the Senior Bowl, I met with them here. It’s been great. I’d be excited to be in Charlotte. I went for the Nagurski and I thought it was a beautiful place. I would love to see myself there as well. I think everything they do from the top down just a great organization that is training very well," Rodriguez said.

Daylen Everette

The first non-linebacker the Panthers have met with is Georgia cornerback Daylen Everette. He was a third-team All-SEC member in his final collegiate season.

The Panthers likely want to look at depth at cornerback. Mike Jackson is getting older and is a free agent after this season, so they will want to find a potential succession. They also need backups and a slot corner.

Genesis Smith

The Panthers also met with another defensive back, this time a safety: Genesis Smith of Arizona, the same school they turned to for their 2025 first-round draft pick.

The Panthers are likely losing Nick Scott and would prefer to replace him rather than let the existing safeties battle it out for his spot, so this meeting makes sense.

Keldric Faulk

Unsurprisingly, the Panthers met with Keldric Faulk. There's a good chance he is on the board when the Panthers pick, and they need an edge rusher. He could go anywhere from near the top 10 to somewhere in the 20s.

The Panthers like young edge rushers, hence the Nic Scourton pick last year. Faulk is this year's young edge rusher without elite production in his final season.

Sawyer Robertson

The Panthers want a backup QB that is young and athletic, and it wouldn't be a surprise if they looked to the NFL draft for one. So, they met with Baylor QB Sawyer Robertson.

He'd be a late-round draft pick if anything, but so far, it looks like he is the only QB the Panthers had a meeting with at the NFL Combine.

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