CONNERNOBLE'S MOCK DRAFT
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1/9/24

  • CONNERNOBLE DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (CAR)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CAR)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers cashed the board's mistake on Simpson: B.

The board owed the Panthers one, and it paid up: Jaylin Simpson, the No. 144 name on the board, sitting there at the 168th overall pick like a gift left on the doorstep.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
They did well to land Keon Coleman in the Round 2 slot, just ahead of his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick65 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at pick 65 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick101 Rnd4 Will Shipley
By-the-book stuff, Will Shipley at Round 4, Pick 1 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
They barely believed it either: Jaylin Simpson still on the board at pick No. 168. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick180 Rnd6 Trey Knox
They took Trey Knox at par in the 180th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick222 Rnd7 Omar Speights
Value with a capital V on Omar Speights in the 222nd pick, a genuine coup. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.