Draft Picture is Pretty Clear R1 and Overall: Building Defense+Maybe an OL or WR (who and where?)

[saX man]

Newer+Current players are listed below with a pretty glaring hole on the DL and secondary with a potential boost needed at LB.  The draft strategy has actualized with a huge hole at CB and NT in particular. 

Offense

QB) Teddy Bridgewater | PJ Walker

RB) CMC |Bonnafon |Scarlett

WR) Moore | Anderson | Samuel | Roberts | Cooper

TE) DeValve | Thomas

OL) Okung-Daley-Paradis-Miller-Moton

Defense

DL) Weatherly-Short-??-Burns (+Added rotation?)

EDGE/Hybrid front) Miller, Haynes

LB) Carter Jr.-Shaq-Whitehead

CB) ???-Jackson-Luke

S) Boston-Burris

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Sooo I think our Round 1 is pretty clear if we're sticking at #7:

1. Jerry Okudah | 2A/B. Isaiah Simmons/Derrick Brown

 

And we're obviously targeting James Lynch (DL) and maybe Matt Hennessy (C) at some point.  Lynch was Rhule's first visit.  They're super tight, he led Snow's defense.  Let's just put that as a for sure in the 3rd/4th round.  

 

But Round 2? We're looking at a wider net, but still likely defense.  Some names:

CB: Jeff Gladney, CJ Henderson

DE: Yetur Green-Matos

DT: Justin Madibuike, Ross Blacklock, Neville Gallimore

LB: Patrick Queen, Ken Murray,

WR: Denzel Mims, Van Jefferson, Tee Higgins

S: Grant Delpit

 

Who jumps out in the Round 2 club?  I would personally love a Brown/Simmons + Jeff Gladney combo platter.  Green-Matos could be interesting if available. 

So questions I pose:

1. Who's your favorite WR prospect beyond Round 2?  Talking guys like AGG, Michael Pittman, Tyler Johnson, Claypool, etc.

2. Any defenders that look too good to pass up if available Round 2?  Favorite 2nd rounder prospects?

[JARROD]

Nothing is clear.

Marty will draft the BPA with number 7.

thats of course how the Panthers rank the players, not Mel Kiper and definitely not the huddle.

im calling Andrew Thomas... but hope we jump up for Tua,.. although if it ends up being Derrick Brown I won’t cry,.. it just means he’s the BPA.

what I really hope is if we can’t get Tua that we drop back.... 

[saX man]

10 minutes ago, JARROD said:

Nothing is clear.

Marty will draft the BPA with number 7.

thats of course how the Panthers rank the players, not Mel Kiper and definitely not the huddle.

im calling Andrew Thomas... but hope we jump up for Tua,.. although if it ends up being Derrick Brown I won’t cry,.. it just means he’s the BPA.

what I really hope is if we can’t get Tua that we drop back.... 

If you think it's a QB or LT you're going to be very dissapointed.  We may not even pick an OT in this entire draft.  Brace yourself. 

[PantherBoy95]

Looking at this; the roster seems like it's not filling out too badly.

[RumHam]

Definitely Jeudy may be out of the picture but depends because we do not have a true #1 and Jeudy would be that. I find it hard to pass on that.

[NYPantherFan]

Okudah and Simmons are my top two choices in the 1st rounder. Gallimore is my favorite prospect in the 2nd.

[Prowler2k18]

2 minutes ago, saX man said:

If you think it's a QB or LT you're going to be very dissapointed.  We may not even pick an OT in this entire draft.  Brace yourself. 

I don’t see QB or LT either. If anything we trade down with a team looking for Tua or Thomas at that spot. Otherwise, it’s BPA between Brown, Simmons or Okudah. My money is on Simmons.

[ForJimmy]

Okudah, Simmons, Brown or trade down and I’ll be happy. Offense should be entertaining and defense will probably be young with some growing pains.

[Prowler2k18]

4 minutes ago, PantherBoy95 said:

Looking at this; the roster seems like it's not filling out too badly.

I know the departures of Cam, Luke and Greg have been disappointing but I like the way our offseason has been shaping up. Our needs are being adequately addressed in FA especially depth on offense. It’s putting us in  a great position for the upcoming draft. 

[RumHam]

1 minute ago, Prowler2k18 said:

I know the departures of Cam, Luke and Greg have been disappointing but I like the way our offseason has been shaping up. Our needs are being adequately addressed in FA especially depth on offense. It’s putting us in  a great position for the upcoming draft. 

OK MARTY

[MMA]

Brady will get Jefferson in the 2nd

[saX man]

2 minutes ago, MMA said:

Brady will get Jefferson in the 2nd

If he lasts to #38, you sprint to the podium for that pick.  He is a star. 

[Daddy_Uncle]

If you haven't learned anything else you should've learned by now that the draft is never clear 

[jfra78]

#1 will be Brown or Okudah.  Those are our biggest needs on Defense.  It will be a D heavy draft but I think we will pick up a G/C in the 3rd