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Two recent mocks I've done and liked.

Starks is not getting enough attention here. Edges, unless freaks, are not usually day 1 starters, and the safety position has the possibility to be even more thin than edge. Starks could be there at 8 and would probably start immediately.

i do too, just not sure what anybodys gonna be trading up for at that point. we'll see

he's mocking in a tough spot for us, right now anyway

still assuming they're running a similar 3-4 to what they run today

stackhouse looks like a great, late NT option, but no DL help until the 5th would be a hard pill to swallow. we would have to have an absolute stunning off-season and FA period to make that feel alright

not as D heavy as most (including myself) would probably like to see, but right now... I'd be pretty happy with this

gotta figure out what's happening with the defense this off-season. evero staying? 3-4 staying? those are important questions that nobody on this board has an answer for yet, and that needs to be answered before we can really start speculating (i realize i am saying this while actively running and posting mock drafts ) i think mason graham is a phenomenal athlete, but less of a NT than what i think we'd need if we're staying a 34 front. i think he makes sense if we're returning to a 4-3, but that's a MASSIVE if regardless of how much the fandom thinks it should come back and will fix all of our woes i also love deone walker, and my argument is basically the exact opposite of the above. 34, let's go... clogs the middle, let's the LBs play more freely and we could use an upgrade over tuttle. 43? he could still be fit in, but it's probably not the greatest of fits this is basically just the bpa argument. if you're just taking the best athlete, system be damned, you end up with jeremy chinn who never finds a role on the roster, wastes his rookie contract and then we wave goodbye and watch them get picked up by a system who can actually use them properly

if Carter is still there, he's gotta be the guy at this point. don't love him at 4, but at 7? sure, pull the trigger no Carter? Mykell Williams from Georgia 2nd round, I'm looking more and Deone Walker than the edges. If he's there to provide a big body in the middle, D Brown (if back healthy) should eat I'm also enamored with Landon Jackson, simply on measurables. Seems more a hand in the dirt, 43 end than a 34 edge, but maybe he slides in a 34 DE on passing downs. Similar feelings (despite the crazy measurables) on Jack Sawyer. If we're focusing on pass rushers from more of a stand up position, I'm also looking at Donovan Ezeiruaku and Kyle Kennard Then there's Dani Dennis-Sutton, Jared Ivey,I've, Mike Green and was watching Patrick Payton, but looks like he's headed to LSU instead of the draft

this condescension ain't it either some would probably argue owning a panthers psl likely shows low financial IQ

another 5 round mock i really like i am pro-evero (or, at least not ready to knee-jerk react and say he needs to be gone). knowing what was left of this D coming into the season and the early exit of Brown (and to a lesser degree, Shaq), i'm mildly impressed with what evero was able to do so, this draft reinvests in the D, stays with the 3-4 and grabs some weapons (and O depth) that will help whatever QBs are here in 2026. i'm also not sold on Abdul Carter being significantly better than some of these lower rated 3-4 OLBs, and this team needs immediate impact. there were plenty of players i would have been happy with at 5, so the drop to 10 was an easy choice and still netted Tet, and allowed the pick of a true NT in Deone Walker

personally, I'm more concerned with mocks in December than January-April. the information currently is based off actual game footage. any movement post-season is based off of out of game info, which is WAY less important to me. now until draft is when most people rise or fall based off of pundit opinions, freak performances in physical tests in shorts or off-field drama. gimme someone who shows up in game, not the bench press or 40-yard dash