allenwilson21'S MOCK DRAFT

Panther 2024

  • allenwilson21 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CAR)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (CAR)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (CAR)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CAR)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Mark Perry Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (CAR)
Mark Perry
S TCU
Draft Picks Received
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Mark Perry Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Mark Perry
S TCU
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
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Hayden Hurst
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Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall C
ValueC NeedB TradesD FutureC+
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Panthers: C.

The Panthers spent real capital to be 26 picks early on Edgerrin Cooper, and the board is going to hold them to it. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. They were the ones paying the moving tax this weekend.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
This one needs a full-page explanation: Edgerrin Cooper in Round 2, Pick 1, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick65 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
No drama and no debate, Payton Wilson went about where he belonged in the 65th overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick101 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
They liked Leonard Taylor III enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 4 slot. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick102 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in the 102nd pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick168 Rnd5 Curtis Jacobs
Curtis Jacobs in pick 168 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick180 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
Value said wait; Gabe Hall in pick No. 180 says they were not listening. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick222 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
They went early on Eric Gentry in Round 7, Pick 2, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick223 Rnd7 Mark Perry
They paid a round early for Mark Perry in pick 223, more than the board wanted. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.