CarPanfan Mock draft V 3.0

[carpanfan96]

Now that Carolina's draft status is pretty much settled, just a matter if it's 8th or 9th overall. Here's my latest mock draft.

1st overall pick - Quinton Coples, DT/DE - Excellent strength and size. 6-6 285 and has the frame to add more bulk and mass. Plays both the run and pass well, comes into the NFL with a variety of Moves including a nasty bull rush. Can sometimes play too high when playing DT, but has the strength to overcome that. Shows good lateral quickness and initial burst off the line out of stance, but doesn't have elite speed for the DE spot. 4.70 40ty time. His length causes problems for OL and RB's. Probably the most versatile DL player in the NFL draft as he can play 4 positions well. Best fits are as a 4-3 DT or a 3-4 DE.

2nd round pick - Chase Minnifield, CB, UVA - Good size at 6-0 and 185 pounds, shows good speed and should run a 4.48 40ty. Plays both man coverage and zone well. In Man coverage can play the press and off coverage well and gets a good initial punch off at the line. Needs some refining in his back peddling technique. Fluid hips, changes direction well.

Zone coverage - Plays well and understand zone concepts well, Stays alert and makes a good initial move towards the ball out of his zone. Solid open field tackler who plays the ball well in the air.

4th round pick - Keenan Robinson, OLB, Texas Speedy, and agile defender with good size at 6-3 and 240 pounds. Plays with a nasty streak and handles both the pass and run well. Reacts well to misdirection pays and is willing to attack linemen to fill a gap. Plays really well in coverage and drops back into coverage fluidly. Nice speed and awareness in coverage. Needs a bit of refining on his tackling technique and how to attack linemen when rushing the passer (not asked to rush the passer in Texas defense)

5th round pick - Joe Adams, WR/PR/KR, Arkansas Excellent speed at 4.38, decent size at 5-10 190, has an exceptional initial burst off the line and has great vision with the ball. Can be moved around on offense from RB-WR and would be a day 1 starter at KR/PR. Decent hands and route runner, but a bit inconsistent in both. Below average strength and would need to add some in the NFL.

6th round pick - Jerrell Young, FS, South Florida Extremely raw player with excellent size and speed for a safety. Has all the athletic abilities in the world to be a starter in the NFL, just needs to developed technique wise.

7th round pick - J.B. Shugarts, OT/G, Ohio State Played really well at Guard late in the season, played really well against Still. Big guy at 6-7, but will need to add some bulk in the NFL.

[chknwing]

+1 for Shugarts

[Panthro]

+1 for Shugarts

Shugarts' streak continues. With a false start penalty in the first quarter of the Gator Bowl, Ohio State offensive lineman J.B. Shugarts finishes his college career with at least one offsides penalty in four consecutive bowl games, and in 24 total games over the course of his career. Hey man, you gotta leave as you lived.

:coolgleamA:

[chknwing]

laugh, I was going by his name, not his play. Thats just a funny name, Shugarts. I got a bad case of the "Shugarts"

[Mother Grabber]

Coples was less than impressive in the UNC bowl game. I'm not interested in another talented DE who plays when he feels like it.

[Ken]

Yeah I've seen people saying that Coples isn't a sure thing. Haven't seen enough of him to judge him myself but the consensus is that he could either be really good or really average.

A top 10 player should not be that kinda risk but I'm sure with Rivera being a defensive guy I'm sure he'll know whether to draft him or not.

[Jackofalltrades]

UNC fan here- not sold on Coples.

[Panthro]

My UNC friend (I have ONE thats it) said that he'd rather have Ingram than Coples on the Panthers.

[Jackofalltrades]

My UNC friend (I have ONE thats it) said that he'd rather have Ingram than Coples on the Panthers.

I'd agree. I think Coples could be elite, but he just doesn't want it bad enough and he's not the physical freak Peppers was to make up for the lack of heart.

[Ken]

My UNC friend (I have ONE thats it) said that he'd rather have Ingram than Coples on the Panthers.

I like Ingram too but is #9 too high for him.

[Gin and Juice]

Give me Tramain Thomas in the 6th instead, plus anybody but Coples in the 1st

[Kuech the Sneak]

1st round David DeCastro OG- hurney said we would go with the best player and he migtht be it at 8

2nd round Bacarri Rambo FS- we need a ballhawking FS and Martin just isn't cutting it

4th round Nigel Bradham OLB- had a great bowl game and could develop into a starter depending on the TD situation

5th round Cam Johnson DE- good edge rusher we could stand to add some speed to our pass rush

6th round Mike Martin DT- probably won't last until the 6th round buy watching him in his bowl game shows how good he is against the run and just eats up blocks

[JawnyBlaze]

5th round Cam Johnson DE- good edge rusher we could stand to add some speed to our pass rush

Plus, we'd have another Cam and another Johnson DE! :)

[Jackofalltrades]

You don't draft an OG in the top ten, so forget DeCastro.