[The Athletic] Panthers big board: Draft options at No. 8

[kungfoodude]

5 hours ago, MHS831 said:

Jihad Campbell of Alabama is a similar player to Jalon Walker, if I am reading things correctly.  Built like an edge, can also play ILB. Campbell is projecting in the second round but his stock has been rising--Micah Parsons effect...

To me, this ALLOWS you to take a Jack Sawyer or a Landon Jackson--imagine an ILB who can move to the edge on some downs, allowing the strong side edge to move inside to the 5 Tech with another edge at the 9 technique.  You would move Sawyer to the five, move Walker to the nine...  The QB senses pressure on that side, so he would have to trade the TE or move a back to that side--mismatches. Or he calls a hot route and throws in that direction, but Walker, from the 9 technique, drops into coverage--lotta things you can do with a player like that.

 

That's probably a trade down scenario, though. Not against that at all depending on the price. 

This draft is light on elite guys but I am not sure how high a guy that is really projected to be an ILB will be.

I don't want to overdraft a guy like that but I also didn't understand the Luke pick at the time so if he is ultimately BPA, let's fuging go.

[mrcompletely11]

16 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

Travis Hunter????

I see a path for it.   Likely?  Probably not but there is a path