Who drafted Mitchell Evans? Carolina Panthers pick the Notre Dame football standout in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Here's what to expect from the tight end.

Former Notre Dame tight end Mitchell Evans has a new football home as the Carolina Panthers have selected him in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Evans was taken with the No. 163 overall pick in this year's draft.

On Saturday, the Panthers selected University of Notre Dame tight end Mitchell Evans with the 163rd overall pick of the 2025 NFL draft. Evans, an Wadsworth, Ohio native, played for the Fighting Irish from 2021 to 2024. The 6-foot-5, 258-pound pass catcher totaled 77 receptions for 903 yards and five touchdowns over that four-year tenure.