s633684'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • s633684 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (CAR)
Connor Colby
OT Iowa
Willie Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (CAR)
Willie Roberts
CB Louisiana Tech
Jaylon Carlies Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jaylon Carlies
S Missouri
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Panthers, and a B to prove it.

The Panthers torched the value chart for Willie Roberts, taking him 28 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Mitchell. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell at Round 2, Pick 1 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick65 Rnd3 Quinyon Mitchell
Quinyon Mitchell slid further than he should have, and the Round 3 slot is lovely value for the cornerback. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick101 Rnd4 Junior Colson
Junior Colson at the 101st overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick138 Rnd5 Jaden Hicks
A slide stopped in slot 138, with Jaden Hicks worth more than the price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick168 Rnd5 Connor Colby
Connor Colby slipping to No. 168 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick182 Rnd6 Willie Roberts
Willie Roberts at the 182nd pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jaylon Carlies
They paid sticker price for Jaylon Carlies in slot 222, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.