calreis'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • calreis DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CAR)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CAR)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (CAR)
Isaiah Bond
WR Alabama
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jalen Travis
OT Princeton
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 6 (CAR)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Isaiah Bond
WR Alabama
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Players Gained
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Sauce Gardner
CB
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Breece Hall
RB
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Carl Lawson
EDGE
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Connor McGovern
C
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Haason Reddick
EDGE
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Tyron Smith
OT
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Quinnen Williams
DT
Players traded away
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Bryce Young
QB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall D
ValueB NeedA- TradesF FutureB-
The Panthers bet the future on Sanders. The board says D.

Somebody took the Panthers to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it. Put together, it is a D.

Shedeur Sanders is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it. That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and cornerback is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In the 1st overall pick they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick10 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In slot 10 they get a long-term answer under center. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond in Round 2, Pick 10 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick65 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
No drama and no debate, Tate Ratledge went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick74 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
Good price on Colston Loveland in pick No. 74, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick97 Rnd4 Jalen Travis
They read the board right and Jalen Travis was the payoff at No. 97. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick129 Rnd5 Jamaree Caldwell
Jamaree Caldwell at pick 129 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick161 Rnd6 Theo Wease Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Theo Wease Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.