Willyboys'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • Willyboys DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Ahmed Hassanein Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Ahmed Hassanein
DL-EDGE Boise State
Ben Sauls Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Ben Sauls
PK Pittsburgh
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CAR)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Panthers reached some 98 spots for Oluwafemi Oladejo, and value like that does not grow back.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped linebacker, which is a strange place to end up. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get juice off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Elic Ayomanor
No drama and no debate, Elic Ayomanor went about where he belonged in pick No. 57. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick74 Rnd3 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
Value said wait; Antwaun Powell-Ryland in slot 74 says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick111 Rnd4 Mello Dotson
A wild overpay on Mello Dotson in the 111th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick114 Rnd4 Elijah Roberts
Elijah Roberts in the Round 4 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick140 Rnd5 Oluwafemi Oladejo
Oluwafemi Oladejo in the 140th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick146 Rnd5 Ahmed Hassanein
Ahmed Hassanein at No. 146 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick163 Rnd5 Ben Sauls
Ben Sauls at pick No. 163 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick227 Rnd7 Clay Webb
They reached into another round for Clay Webb, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It fills a real need, too.