ikj23xx'S MOCK DRAFT

3/12 v6

  • ikj23xx DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CAR)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CAR)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CAR)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (CAR)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueA- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Panthers for Foster: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Javon Foster slide, and the Panthers were the ones holding the card at the Round 5 slot. Highway robbery. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Every board in the league had Kinchens lower, and that gap is the story.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Rome Odunze
Somehow Rome Odunze was still sitting there in pick No. 33, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick39 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Terrion Arnold in the 39th pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick65 Rnd3 Kamren Kinchens
Kamren Kinchens at No. 65 is a conviction pick that outran the value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick101 Rnd4 Blake Corum
A tidy bit of business in the Round 4 slot, where Blake Corum graded well above the range. The roster fit checks out.
Pick142 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott is a better player than the 142nd overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick166 Rnd5 Javon Foster
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Javon Foster in Round 5, Pick 30, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick178 Rnd6 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau at pick 178 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.