ppppp77'S MOCK DRAFT

panthers

  • ppppp77 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CAR)
Abdul Carter
DE Penn State
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CAR)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CAR)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (CAR)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jordan Burch
DE Oregon
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CAR)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CAR)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (CAR)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Panthers for Smith: B-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Brashard Smith tumbling to the Panthers in Round 7, Pick 6 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

They are betting West proves the room right and everyone else wrong. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 7 of 9 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
Abdul Carter in the 4th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick50 Rnd2 Zy Alexander
A premium they did not need to pay, Zy Alexander a notch or two before his time. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick72 Rnd3 Malachi Moore
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Malachi Moore. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick108 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
They read the board right and Kevin Winston Jr. was the payoff at the Round 4 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick113 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
By-the-book stuff, Tez Johnson at slot 113 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jordan Burch
Jordan Burch in pick No. 140 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick144 Rnd5 Rylie Mills
A clean, defensible pick in No. 144 with a little surplus value in Rylie Mills. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick156 Rnd5 Addison West
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Addison West. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick220 Rnd7 Brashard Smith
You do not let a running back like Brashard Smith reach the Round 7 slot and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick232 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Jamon Dumas-Johnson in the 232nd overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.