Paladin137'S MOCK DRAFT

Panthers Draft 2024032705

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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CAR)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CAR)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (KC)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Travis Kelce
TE
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Panthers and King: B+.

The Panthers ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
They took Jackson Powers-Johnson at par in Round 2, Pick 1, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick65 Rnd3 Edgerrin Cooper
Value with a capital V on Edgerrin Cooper in the 65th pick, a genuine coup. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick101 Rnd4 Javon Baker
Javon Baker in the Round 4 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick142 Rnd5 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea at slot 142 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick166 Rnd5 Kalen King
A cornerback of that caliber at pick No. 166 is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick240 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
The board fumbled JD Bertrand all the way to the 240th overall pick, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.