Panthers invite 35 players to rookie mini-camp for try-out
By Mike Dyce
Teams around the league have been signing undrafted free agents and their draft picks ahead of their rookie mini-camp. The Carolina Panthers have invited 35 players to mini-camp on a tryout basis. The coaching staff will also get their first look at their draft picks.
“I can’t wait,” head coach Ron Rivera said
Below is a list of the tryout players, from Panthers.com:
| TRYOUT PLAYERS | |||||||
| Pos | Name | Ht | Wt | Age | Exp | College | Hometown |
| P | Shawn Powell | 6-4 | 245 | 25 | 3 | Florida State | Rome, Ga. |
| WR | Keenan Davis | 6-2 | 218 | 23 | 1 | Iowa | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| QB | James Vendenberg | 6-3 | 224 | 24 | 1 | Iowa | Keokuk, Iowa |
| QB | Cody Stroud | 6-2 | 206 | 23 | R | McNeese State | Montgomery, La. |
| LS | Dax Dellenbach | 6-1 | 244 | 24 | 1 | Florida State | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. |
| CB | Kamaron Riley | 6-1 | 194 | 24 | R | Mid American Nazarene | Hawkinsville, Ga. |
| RB | Noel Devine | 5-7 | 180 | 26 | 1 | West Virginia | Fort Myers, Fla. |
| FB | Harvey Unga | 6-0 | 237 | 27 | 1 | Brigham Young | Provo, Utah |
| CB | Pat Lee | 6-0 | 196 | 30 | 5 | Auburn | Miami, Fla. |
| RB | Kendial Lawrence | 5-9 | 194 | 23 | 1 | Missouri | Rockwall, Texas |
| CB | Chris Hawkins | 6-0 | 186 | 28 | 2 | Louisiana State | Walker, La. |
| CB | Conroy Black | 6-0 | 182 | 25 | 1 | Utah | Miramar, Fla. |
| S | Cody Grimm | 5-11 | 203 | 27 | 4 | Virginia Tech | Fairfax, Va. |
| S | Tom Nelson | 5-11 | 202 | 27 | 3 | Illinois State | Arlington Heights, Ill. |
| FB | Dorin Dickerson | 6-1 | 226 | 26 | 4 | Pittsburgh | Imperial, Pa. |
| S | Frank Crawford | 6-0 | 179 | 23 | R | UNLV | Miami, Fla. |
| TE | Dallas Walker | 6-5 | 231 | 26 | 1 | Western Michigan | Madison, Miss. |
| LB | Jonathon Sharpe | 5-11 | 230 | 24 | 1 | North Greenville | Conway, S.C. |
| LB | Billy Boyko | 6-2 | 239 | 22 | 1 | Lehigh | Northhampton, Pa. |
| LB | Alex Means | 6-5 | 235 | 24 | 1 | Air Force | Mankato, Minn. |
| LB | Anthony Morales | 5-10 | 230 | 23 | R | Weber State | Edmond, Okla. |
| LB | Darin Drakeford | 6-0 | 238 | 22 | 1 | Maryland | Washington, D.C. |
| C | Jared Singleton | 6-1 | 310 | 23 | R | Wofford College | Lugoff, S.C. |
| T | David Foucault | 6-8 | 320 | 25 | R | Montreal | LaSalle, Quebec |
| G | Shea Allard | 6-5 | 304 | 24 | 1 | Delaware | Wareham, Mass. |
| G | Bryan Collins | 6-3 | 301 | 23 | 1 | Southern Methodist | Keller, Texas |
| TE | Joel Murphy | 6-6 | 270 | 25 | 1 | Baker | St. Louis, Mo. |
| WR | Malcolm Beyah | 5-11 | 200 | 24 | 1 | Middle Tennessee State | Chamblee, Ga. |
| TE | LaDon Hudson | 6-3 | 214 | 23 | R | Mid American Nazarene | San Francisco, Calif. |
| TE | Brandon Ford | 6-3 | 245 | 24 | 1 | Clemson | Wando, S.C. |
| DT | Micanor Regis | 6-2 | 304 | 24 | 1 | Miami (Fla.) | Pahokee, Fla. |
| DE | Monte Taylor | 6-4 | 265 | 25 | 1 | Cincinnati | Los Angeles, Calif. |
| DT | Delano Johnson | 6-4 | 266 | 26 | 1 | Bowie State | Baltimore, Md. |
| DE | Marquis Frazier | 6-3 | 276 | 26 | 1 | Southern Methodist | Garland, Texas |
| OT | Jamil Williams | 6-7 | 330 | 22 | R | West Texas A&M | Charlotte, N.C. |