Pantherfan1058'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CAR)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (CAR)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (CAR)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (CAR)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CAR)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jake Majors
C Texas
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (CAR)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CAR)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CAR)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (CAR)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (CAR)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (BAL)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (BAL)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (BAL)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (DAL)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (DAL)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Micah Parsons
LB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Panthers and Henderson: B+.

When a board-topper like TreVeyon Henderson slides to the 145th overall pick, you do not overthink it, and the Panthers did not.

If Durant pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. Spending an early pick on interior defensive lineman with cornerback, edge rusher and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the defensive front, outstanding value to boot. Need was not the driver here.
Pick61 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
The board had Xavier Watts higher than No. 61, and the safety fell to them anyway. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick76 Rnd3 Malachi Moore
A tidy little value on Malachi Moore in the 76th pick, a step better than break-even. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick108 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kevin Winston Jr. at pick 108. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick110 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Savion Williams in Round 4, Pick 9 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick113 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Somehow Jake Majors was still sitting there in pick No. 113, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick127 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 127th overall pick on DeMonte Capehart with cornerback, edge rusher and other spots unsolved.
Pick139 Rnd5 Zane Durant
They left a pile of value on the table to take Zane Durant this early at slot 139. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick145 Rnd5 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at Round 5, Pick 8 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick162 Rnd5 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman at slot 162 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick174 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
By-the-book stuff, JJ Pegues at the 174th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.