For a Carolina team in the middle of a wild, whirlwind reboot, perhaps the most encouraging sign that this all may work are two NFL draft picks who won’t even play for the Panthers next season.
Mims, a wide receiver, was drafted 59th overall by the New York Jets. Lynch, a defensive tackle, went 130th to Minnesota.
They are the only two Baylor players selected in the first four rounds of the 2020 NFL draft, the same Baylor team that was an overtime loss on the final weekend of the season from reaching the College Football Playoff.