Brp3149'S MOCK DRAFT

Panthers

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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CAR)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CAR)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (CAR)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Panthers: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Johnny Wilson, the No. 128 name on the board, stolen at Round 5, Pick 29.

The King pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They will regret leaving linebacker for another day if the season turns on it. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but linebacker.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
The board had Chop Robinson higher than pick 33, and the edge rusher fell to them anyway. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick65 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
A reach for Xavier Legette in the 65th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick102 Rnd4 Kalen King
Kalen King at No. 102 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick141 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
A real head-scratcher, Javion Cohen in slot 141 is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick165 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
Somehow Johnny Wilson was still sitting there in pick 165, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick180 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Luke McCaffrey in the 180th overall pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.