Obsesseddd'S MOCK DRAFT

Panthers v1.11.29.2024

  • Obsesseddd DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (CAR)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (CAR)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CAR)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DL Florida State
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CAR)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CAR)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CAR)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (CAR)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (CAR)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (CAR)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Picks Received
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Nico Collins
WR
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Panthers won the night they stopped Gordon II from sliding. Grade: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Ollie Gordon II, the Round 7 slot, roughly 80 picks past where he belonged.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. Spending an early pick on interior defensive lineman with wide receiver, cornerback and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Tuimoloau has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
In the 22nd overall pick they get a disruptor off the edge, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick47 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
JT Tuimoloau at slot 47 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick71 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Darrell Jackson Jr. in Round 3, Pick 7, miles early. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick107 Rnd4 Dontay Corleone
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Dontay Corleone at interior defensive lineman with wide receiver, cornerback and other spots open.
Pick113 Rnd4 Tyler Warren
Circle this one: Tyler Warren at No. 113 is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick139 Rnd5 Parker Brailsford
Good price on Parker Brailsford in pick No. 139, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It fills a real need, too.
Pick143 Rnd5 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson at pick 143 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick160 Rnd5 Chris Paul Jr.
You do not let a linebacker like Chris Paul Jr. reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick223 Rnd7 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa at pick 223 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick231 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
They barely believed it either: Ollie Gordon II still on the board at the 231st overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.