Mo'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Mo DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CAR)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (CAR)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CAR)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CAR)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CAR)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Phillip Webb Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (CAR)
Phillip Webb
DL-EDGE Jackson State
Joshua Simon Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CAR)
Joshua Simon
TE South Carolina
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (CAR)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Phillip Webb Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
Phillip Webb
DL-EDGE Jackson State
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (TB)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Players Gained
Head Shot
Joey Bosa
LB
Head Shot
Adonai Mitchell
WR
Head Shot
Germaine Pratt
LB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall A-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
Nobody dealt better than the Panthers this weekend: A-.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Phillip Webb; the Panthers did not wait, grabbing him 123 spots ahead at the 201st overall pick.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They banked enough surplus on Pierce to cover a lot of smaller sins. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped linebacker, which is a strange place to end up.

The Panthers paired the rookies with proven help, Germaine Pratt leading the way.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In No. 17 they get a wrecking ball inside. More want than need.
Pick22 Rnd1 Mike Green
In the 22nd pick they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick74 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Isaiah Bond in pick No. 74, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick110 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Value with a capital V on Kevin Winston Jr. in pick 110, a genuine coup. It fills a real need, too.
Pick113 Rnd4 Brashard Smith
No edge and no loss on Brashard Smith in slot 113; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick141 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
They will replay Hollin Pierce at Round 5, Pick 2 for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick147 Rnd5 Darius Alexander
Somehow Darius Alexander was still sitting there in No. 147, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick164 Rnd5 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant at slot 164 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick201 Rnd6 Phillip Webb
Phillip Webb at the 201st pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick229 Rnd7 Joshua Simon
A wild overpay on Joshua Simon in the 229th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick253 Rnd7 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson in Round 7, Pick 35 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.