Golden Eagles'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Golden Eagles DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (CAR)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CAR)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Panthers: B-.

The Panthers treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending slot 222 on Carson Steele a full 28 spots early. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Getting McCarthy where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through offensive lineman.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
By-the-book stuff, Chop Robinson at slot 33 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick65 Rnd3 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy in Round 3, Pick 1 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick101 Rnd4 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil in pick 101 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
No drama and no debate, Jaylan Ford went about where he belonged in the 168th pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick180 Rnd6 Isaiah Williams
They liked Isaiah Williams enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 180. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick222 Rnd7 Carson Steele
Carson Steele at the 222nd overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A need, and now a little less of one.