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Panthers 7rnd mock 1.0

  • blizzy DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CAR)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CAR)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 5 (CAR)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 6 (CAR)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

The one they had to fix is still broken. The Panthers left safety untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul.

The Strong reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In pick No. 1 they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick50 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
No drama and no debate, Maxwell Hairston went about where he belonged in slot 50. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick65 Rnd3 Tory Horton
They jumped the gun on Tory Horton, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick97 Rnd4 Jay Higgins
They paid up for Jay Higgins at the 97th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick129 Rnd5 Joshua Gray
The board had cheaper options than Joshua Gray at the 129th pick, and it noticed. The roster fit checks out.
Pick161 Rnd6 Dorian Strong
They paid a round early for Dorian Strong in pick 161, more than the board wanted. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.