Carolina Panthers’ undrafted free agent signing tracker: Team signs tight end
The Panthers have signed undrafted free agent tight end Jared Scott, according to a source with direct knowledge of the deal.
He is one of 13 undrafted free agent rookies the Panthers signed after the draft. To make room for him on the roster, the Panthers released former Penn State safety Drew Hartlaub.
Tight end was one need the Panthers needed to address.
The Panthers have a history of adding quality undrafted players. Defensive backs Myles Hartsfield and Sam Franklin, who were undrafted in 2020, have been key contributors for Carolina over the past two years.
Scott is 6-foot-6, 225 pounds. He’s had multiple stops in college, including at Jacksonville State, Prarie View A&M and finished up at Idaho State.
At Idaho State, he finished with 41 catches for 340 yards and four touchdowns.
The Panthers added six players through the draft this year.
Here are the undrafted players they’ve added:
▪ QB Davis Cheek, Elon
After drafted quarterback Matt Corral in the third round, the Panthers are adding to their quarterback room again. He had 40 starts during his five-year career at Elon. He finished with 8,548 passing yards, 51 passing touchdowns and 21 interceptions.
The 6-foot-3, 217-pound quarterback is from Matthews. He passed for 2,926 yards, 17 touchdowns and five interceptions during his final season.
▪ WR Charleston Rambo, Miami
Rambo adds needed depth to the Panthers’ receiver corp.
Rambo, who is 6-foot-1, 177 pounds, finished the 2021 season with 79 catches for 1,172 yards and seven touchdown in 12 games, which were single season records at UM.
▪ WR Andrew Parchment, Florida State
Parchment, who is 6-foo-2, 190-pounds played in 12 games during his red-shirt senior season at FSU and caught 24 passes for 313 yards and two touchdowns.
Before Florida State, he was at Kansas where he caught 89 passes in two seasons for 1,028 yards and nine touchdowns.
▪ RB John Lovett, Penn State/Baylor
Lovett first played at Baylor from 2017-20, including three seasons under Matt Rhule, before transferring to Penn State. He finished 16th on the school’s all-time rushing list with 1,803 yards.
At Penn State, he played in nine games and rushed for 177 yards.
The 6-foot, 210-pound running back participated in Baylor’s pro day.
▪ WR Ra’Shaun Henry, Virginia
Henry played in 12 games for the Cavaliers in 2021, and finished with 34 catches for 603 yards and three touchdowns.
Before transferring to Virginia, he played at St. Francis (Pa.) for three seasons.
▪ LB Khalan Tolson, Illinois
The 6-foot, 235-pound linebacker played 12 games and made eight starters during his final season with Illinois. He finished with 48 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, a sack and two pass breakups.
He played four years with the Illini.
▪ DT Marquan McCall, Kentucky
McCall, who is 6-foot-3, 345 pounds, played four seasons at Kentucky and made 57 tackles.
▪ LB Arron Mosby, Fresno State
The 6-foot-4, 244-pound linebacker/edge rusher, was a menace for opposing teams. He had 40 tackles, six sacks, five forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries during the 2021 season. .
▪ LB Isaiah Graham-Mobley, Temple/Boston College
Graham-Mobley spent his first four seasons with Temple before transferring to Boston College for his final year of eligibility. He had 52 tackles during the 2021 season.
▪ WR Derek Wright, Utah State
Wright finished the 2021 team with 48 catches for 789 yards. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound receiver led his team with 11 receiving touchdowns, including four games with two touchdowns.
▪ TE Josh Babicz, North Dakota State
Babicz caught 12 passes for 254 yards and four touchdowns. He adds potential depth to the tight end room.
▪ WR Talolo Limu-Jones, Eastern Washington
The 6-foot-4, 220-pound receiver caught 161 passes for 2,722 yards and 21 touchdowns during his four years at Eastern Washington.
This story was originally published May 1, 2022 at 5:17 PM.
