Keeppounding25'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CAR)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CAR)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Antonio Williams Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CAR)
Antonio Williams
WR Clemson
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CAR)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Khalil Barnes Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CAR)
Khalil Barnes
S Clemson
David Oke Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CAR)
David Oke
DL Arkansas
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CAR)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Solomon Tuliaupupu Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (CAR)
Solomon Tuliaupupu
DE-EDGE Montana
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall D+
ValueF NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Hard to find the plan in the Panthers' weekend. D+.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Panthers took Princewill Umanmielen at the 49th overall pick, roughly 219 spots before his name belonged.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker. They banked enough surplus on Mathews Jr. to cover a lot of smaller sins. They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Iapani Laloulu
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line, though the board says they badly overpaid.
Pick49 Rnd2 Princewill Umanmielen
Princewill Umanmielen in pick No. 49 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick80 Rnd3 Antonio Williams
A slide stopped in slot 80, with Antonio Williams worth more than the price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick115 Rnd4 Chase Bisontis
Chase Bisontis in pick 115 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick151 Rnd5 Khalil Barnes
They reached into another round for Khalil Barnes, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick154 Rnd5 David Oke
They jumped the gun on David Oke, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick197 Rnd6 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
They read the board right and Jermaine Mathews Jr. was the payoff at pick No. 197. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick231 Rnd7 Solomon Tuliaupupu
A big swing on Solomon Tuliaupupu at No. 231, well ahead of any board in the building. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.