Mike Jags'S MOCK DRAFT
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Mike Jags'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 1, 2023

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  • Mike Jags DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Cooper DeJean
DB Iowa
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Tyler Van Dyke Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CAR)
Tyler Van Dyke
QB Miami (FL)
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (CAR)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jestin Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jestin Jacobs
LB Oregon
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers cashed the board's mistake on Van Dyke: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Panthers were there to profit. Tyler Van Dyke, the No. 116 name on the board, should have been long gone before Round 5, Pick 28. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

They will answer for taking defensive back early while cornerback, edge rusher and other spots went begging. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 4 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 JC Latham
A tidy bit of business in the 33rd pick, where JC Latham graded well above the range. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick65 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
They robbed the room for Johnny Wilson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick101 Rnd4 Cooper DeJean
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Cooper DeJean adds a defensive back and leaves cornerback, edge rusher and other spots untouched.
Pick138 Rnd5 Kiran Amegadjie
Somehow Kiran Amegadjie was still sitting there in pick 138, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick164 Rnd5 Tyler Van Dyke
Tyler Van Dyke at slot 164 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick180 Rnd6 Cedric Gray
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Cedric Gray in No. 180, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jestin Jacobs
Jestin Jacobs in the 222nd overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.