At 6-foot-7 and more than 350 pounds, Alabama Crimson Tide prospect Kadyn Proctor looks like a prototype built in a lab for teams that prefer mass and violence in the trenches.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That description just so happens to fit what Dan Morgan and Dave Canales have assembled<\/a> with the Carolina Panthers.<\/p>\n With Taylor Moton entering the tail-end of his career and Ikem Ekwonu recovering from a ruptured patellar tendon<\/a>, the Panthers\u2019 offensive tackle situation has shifted from stable to future-proofing required in a hurry. Proctor might be the most Panthers-specific tackle prospect in this entire class.<\/p>\n Carolina Panthers could use first-round pick to bolster their options on the offensive line<\/p>\n The Panthers under Canales have shown a clear preference: big humans who can move people. Proctor checks every one of those boxes.<\/p>\n He weighed in at 352 pounds during testing<\/a> at the NFL Scouting Combine. Proctor clocked a 5.21-second 40-yard dash, has a 32.5-inch vertical jump, and a 9-foot-1 broad jump. He’s got 33-3\/8-inch arms and violent hands. The edge force also boasts three years starting at left tackle in the SEC.<\/p>\n That\u2019s exactly the kind of player you want landing in a room with Moton and offensive line coach Joe Gilbert.<\/p>\n Carolina signed Rasheed Walker<\/a> and added depth with Stone Forsythe specifically because Ekwonu\u2019s timeline is uncertain<\/a>. That gives the Panthers something most tackle-needy teams picking in the top 20 do not have. Time.<\/p>\n Proctor is widely viewed as a boom-or-bust player across the league. Some teams see a future All-Pro. Others see a roller-coaster pass protector whose tape runs hot and cold. Carolina is one of the few places where he wouldn\u2019t be forced onto the field before he\u2019s ready.<\/p>\n However, injuries remain a concern. Proctor played through a ligament tear in his ankle in 2023 and a shoulder injury that required a brace throughout 2025.\u00a0Still, he also plays with something Canales constantly talks about<\/a>: joy in the violence of the position:<\/p>\n \u201cIf I\u2019m playing, then I\u2019m happy. You\u2019ve got to run guys off the ball. That\u2019s the whole position.\u201d<\/p>\n That mentality shows up when he pancakes defenders, when he buries edge rushers, and even when he caught a lateral against Georgia and rumbled for 11 yards like a runaway refrigerator with legs.<\/p>\n