SI Panthers Mock Draft

[LinvilleGorge]

Works for me.

[LinvilleGorge]

1 hour ago, Johnstonny said:

If we are absolutely positive hes not another Eric Shelton...

Not even remotely comparable. Skattebo is a guy with crazy college production and possibly marginal NFL measurables. They'll have to be marginal for him to fall that far. Eric Shelton was a lab built specimen for a power RB who had marginal college production. He was a pure potential pick.

[CPF4LIFE]

Meh

[TheSpecialJuan]

3 hours ago, raleigh-panther said:

RD 1, Pick 8: WR Tetairoa McMillan (Arizona)

The Panthers can go in a lot of directions here with the eighth overall pick. If McMillan is off the board here, I'd expect they'll go defense. But for now, we're saying he'll slip right into the Panthers' lap. This would be the best-case scenario, in my opinion. Sure, Abdul Carter and Mason Graham would provide an immediate impact on defense, but McMillan would help take Bryce Young and this young offense to a whole new level. 
 

 

RD 2, Pick 53: LB Jack Sawyer (Ohio State)

There are a few guys every year that you'll watch tape of and think, "Woah, that's a Dan Morgan guy." Jack Sawyer is one of two "Dan Morgan guys" that I have mocked to Carolina in this projection. He's tough as nails, plays bigger than his frame, and is a true leader. I'm not exactly sure where he would fit in Ejiro Evero's defense, but he'll find a home and be a playmaker wherever that spot may be.

 

 

RD 3, Pick 73: S Andrew Mukuba (Texas)

The Panthers have five safeties who will become free agents this offseason - Xavier Woods, Jordan Fuller, Nick Scott, Sam Franklin Jr., and Lonnie Johnson. They were part of a defense that gave up the most points in NFL history. I seriously doubt all five will be back. Carolina needs a younger option in the back end who can make plays on the ball. Mukuba finished near the top of the nation in interceptions (5) to go along with seven passes defended. Carolina has never drafted a Clemson Tiger, but Mukuba played the first three years of his career there, so does it count?
 

 

RD 4, Pick 109: CB Cobee Bryant (Kansas)

Jaycee Horn needs a little bit of help. Okay, actually, a lot of help. Bryant makes a ton of sense due to his ability to make plays on the ball and tackle in the open field. He picked off 13 passes over four seasons and had 22 passes defended. With Bryant on the field, opposing teams can't just throw the ball to the opposite side of Jaycee Horn all the time. They're going to have to challenge him.

 

 

RD 4, Pick 113: C Jared Wilson (Georgia)

There are a lot of questions at center for the Panthers this offseason. Do they bring Austin Corbett back? If they do, does he start? Do they bring Cade Mays or Brady Christensen back? If they do, do either of them have a chance to be the guy? I'd imagine at least one of the three makes a return to compete for the job, but Morgan will probably take a good, long look at drafting one on day three. Wilson, the Winston-Salem native, is our pick for now.
 

RD 5, Pick 140: RB Cam Skattebo (Arizona State)

Here is the other "Dan Morgan guy." Skattebo is exactly who you would think of if you tried to envision what Morgan wants in a running back. Chuba Hubbard is clearly RB1, but with Jonathon Brooks suffering another knee injury, Carolina is going to need another back or two to complement Chuba. Skattebo can be the short-yardage/goal line back, which can help take some big hits off of Hubbard.

 

 

RD 5, Pick 148: DL Aeneas Peebles (Virginia Tech)

Peebles is a little undersized at 6'2", 280 lbs, but he can make up for it with his athleticism. In his final season with the Hokies, he registered 31 tackles, seven tackles for loss, and three sacks

 

RD 5, Pick 163: DL Anto Saka (Northwestern)

Saka needs to continue filling out his frame but could be a depth option off the edge while contributing on special teams.

 

RD 7, Pick 226: TE Gavin Bartholomew (Pitt)

Ian Thomas, Tommy Tremble, and Feleipe Franks are all set to become free agents. There's a good chance only one returns, so they'll need to add some bodies to the room this offseason. Bartholomew proves during his collegiate career that he can be a receiving threat, catching 105 passes for 1,257 yards and 11 touchdowns.

I'd love this 

[tukafan21]

3 hours ago, Tr3ach said:

Exactly.  If we had taken Ladd last year then TMac would be alright, but the fact that we have taken big physical receivers without a lot of quickness or change of direction for like 3 years in a row hurts that.  XL and a Tmac is a seriously flawed pair of receivers as far as how they fit together. 

Passing on T-Mac because you think he duplicates XL's role would be like saying you don't want great pizza because you already have frozen pizza rolls

First, T-Mac is anything but a plodding big man that people seem to think he is because of his sizes.  Second, his ceiling is so much higher than XL's that it's not even funny, honestly his floor is probably XL's ceiling.

[Tr3ach]

7 minutes ago, tukafan21 said:

Passing on T-Mac because you think he duplicates XL's role would be like saying you don't want great pizza because you already have frozen pizza rolls

First, T-Mac is anything but a plodding big man that people seem to think he is because of his sizes.  Second, his ceiling is so much higher than XL's that it's not even funny, honestly his floor is probably XL's ceiling.

Everyone knows how you feel about Tmac.  Not everyone is as high on him as you are.  I definitely see some positive things but I have a lot of concerns as well.

[Panthero]

Id take that. I love the picks round 4 on. The first few are good. 

[Lame Duck]

McMillan will be amazing WR in NFL… his route running is crisp and dude catches everything with his hands unlike body catcher XL.  McMillan is also fast, physical, and can jump.  Dude will destroy CBs 1:1 for many years.

[tukafan21]

21 minutes ago, Tr3ach said:

Everyone knows how you feel about Tmac.  Not everyone is as high on him as you are.  I definitely see some positive things but I have a lot of concerns as well.

That's not the point to that post though.  If people want to take or pass on T-Mac because of whatever he may or may not be, that's understandable.  

But if the reason they want to pass on him in the end is because XL is already on the roster and our top draft pick last year, then that's the definition of cutting off your nose to spite your face.

The XL pick is a sunk cost, we can't change it, and he still has a lot of potential that he can reach.  But he's just not the prospect that T-Mac is, even if you're someone who has some concerns with him, he's still THAT much better of a prospect than XL is that you can't make your decision on him because of XL's presence.

Our WR room past this next season is XL and Coker, and even this next season we're only adding Thielen to the room as of right now.  That is a bottom 5 WR room in the league right now, so passing on a guy with legit Top 5 WR potential because you have a guy who might be a high end #2 if he reaches his potential would just be asinine.

It's also all moot anyways, unless he comes out and runs like a 4.6, he's not falling to 8

Edited 11 hours ago by tukafan21

[La Pantera]

Tmac scares me. Dude looks so slow.

 I think skattabo goes before the 5th. So that would be a good get.

Sawyer would be a great pick in the 2nd

[PadresPanthersFan]

3 hours ago, Johnstonny said:

If we are absolutely positive hes not another Eric Shelton...

Shelton was yet another 2nd round skill position bust. 

If a 5th round pick busts 

[cookinbrak]

If TMac is there at 8, then Carter and Graham are already gone

 

[tukafan21]

9 minutes ago, cookinbrak said:

If TMac is there at 8, then Carter and Graham are already gone

 

Probably the same with Johnson

If T-Mac is there at 8, it means the players already drafted would most likely be Ward, Sanders, Hunter, Johnson, Carter, Graham, and an OT.  

Realistically outside of the OT's and QB's, I think there is a clear Top 5 players emerging from most of the mock drafts and big boards in Hunter, T-Mac, Johnson, Carter, Graham.

If/when the Patriots figure out their LT problem in free agency with all that cap room, that also then likely opens them up to go BPA of a non OT as well.  So what we really need to root for is that neither the Patriots or Jets are able to sign OT's in free agency and it all but ensures at least one, if not both, end up taking OT's and letting one of those other 5 players fall to us.

If that doesn't happen, I'm trying to trade back to pick up as many extra picks possible and then target either Burden or whoever the best pass rushing prospect is at that point.  But if we can't get one of those 5 non QB/OT players, I think getting the extra draft picks would be better than picking someone there at 8.

Edited 10 hours ago by tukafan21

[Ashton]

Jack Sawyer,,

He's gonna 1st rounder