Willyboys'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Jah Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jah Joyner
DL-EDGE Minnesota
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CAR)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Panthers a B-.

Nobody had Tyler Batty this high, and it is not close. The Panthers reached 86 spots to get him at the 140th overall pick.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but safety.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In pick No. 8 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Darien Porter
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Darien Porter. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick74 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
Good price on Omarr Norman-Lott in slot 74, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jah Joyner
Jah Joyner in pick 111 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick114 Rnd4 Tyler Baron
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tyler Baron this early at the Round 4 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick140 Rnd5 Tyler Batty
They talked themselves into Tyler Batty at the 140th pick, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick146 Rnd5 Logan Brown
They did well to land Logan Brown in the 146th pick, just ahead of his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick163 Rnd5 Karene Reid
A real head-scratcher, Karene Reid in pick 163 is miles ahead of his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick227 Rnd7 Dayon Hayes
Dayon Hayes at pick No. 227 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.