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2021 Son of a Beach “What matters is how they fit our team” -Scott Fitterer My Draft Predictions: 1-JAX: Trevor Lawrence QB 2-NYJ: Zach Wilson QB 3-SF: Mac Jones QB 4-ATL: Kyle Pitts TE - They’re bluffing on both trading the pick & QBs. They pick a potential star. 5-CIN: Penei Sewell LT Oregon - The pressure to take Sewell will outweigh getting Burrow his buddy in Chase. Chase could very well happen but I’m favoring Sewell. 6-MIA: Ja’Maar Chase WR LSU - Tua needs someone to make his job easier; they’ve got a young LT and Chase is 2nd on their board. They traded back up for either Pitts or Jamaar. 7-DEN (from DET): Justin Fields QB OSU - They don’t want to risk a NE or CHI trade up. Or us taking BPA. They leap two to get Fields. With the #8 pick in the 2021 NFL draft, the Carolina Panthers select: Round 1: Rashawn Slater LT Northwestern I imagine we’d get calls for Lance here, and they may have some pretty tantalizing picks involved that could be high up in 2022. Tough choice, but I stay put and take Slater. He also just feels like the pick this year. Intuition. Gut feeling. Lance is a maybe here, close 2nd along with a trade down w/ NE. This man contained Chase Young handedly. Secure the uglies. Some more predictions: 9-DET (from DEN): Devonta Smith WR Alabama - They’ve now gained picks and now do what they can to make Goff succeed. Invested in D last year. Time for them to finally build a team. 10-NE (Trade w/DAL): Trey Lance NDSU - Yes, he falls a tad. There’s just too many unknowns as grand of a ceiling he might have. I think there was such a microscope by us and other teams because of just that. Not just interest but they needed to meet and see what this kid had in person. I can see them trading with one of the NFCE teams to ensure this with their buttload of 4th rounders, or maybe even us and add on a 2022 1st. 11-NYG: Jaylen Waddle WR Alabama - They could use adding another weapon to give one long final look at Daniel Jones. 12-PHI: Jaycee Horn CB USC - HUGE need, it would be hard to pass on Horn 13-LAC: Christian Darrisaw LT Virginia Tech - This is a big need and I can see LAC easily going this route after landing their QB last season. 14-MIN: Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah - Pass rush needs to get addressed up there 15-DAL (from NE): Patrick Surtain CB - Would be a great get after a trade down Back to the Panthers... Round 2: Richie Grant S/CB UCF 6’0 197 I really want more weapons for Darnold as much as line help but Grant could provide excellent value. Yes, I’m going along with a popular choice here because of how highly Rhule spoke of him, but he’s really damn promising. And we’re rumored to be quite interested. Could be a slight R2 trade up. Why I like him: Quickness to diagnose & lead a defense (LB mentality), timing, lateral quickness, and versatility. Round 3: Paulson Adebo OCB Stanford 6’1 190 Secondary double down, maybe a slight trade-up. I’m not jumping up and down over Bouye and Pride isn’t a for-sure (as much as I’m rooting for him). I want a tougher, more rounded, physical talent to compliment what we have in Donte. In addition, we value dynamic/versatile types and that’s what Adebo is. He seems like a talent to seek out and put on the outside. This could really round out our defensive backfield. "Physical, long and he is going to test well. For how we would use him, I think he's one of the best fits for us in the draft. I don't see any way he gets out of the second round." -- National scout Round 4: Amari Rodgers WR Clemson 5’10 212 I’ve liked Amari for some time and think he’s flown under the radar. Has my favorite combo package in a smaller WR: acceleration to top speed, strength, and overly competitive. Would fill in Samuel's role and offer some pretty dynamic sets for Brady with CMC, DJ, Robbie & Arnold. The rest: LOAD UP ON THE LINES. Maybe target a LB & RB (or) look for the better UDFAs at those spots. I'm game for 2 more G/T/Cs to round out the draft. Let's see who we can get. There's talent at those spots in the mid to late rounds. My Overall Outlook: The lowdown, and how I'd like to see us build this team: Smart, tough, dynamic players. Slater, Grant, Adebo, & Rogers all fit that bill. Rhule has said it plenty and I think these guys fit the team we're trying to build. I would also love us to get a new playmaker in this draft and finally just get some tough mother f*ckers in the secondary. That was how I attacked it. Fits, a bit of need, and the athletic/tough combo.