Carolina Panthers Draft Frank Alexander De

[CPF4LIFE]

This guy uses his hands really well. Could definitely develop into something down the road and he could still add some weight as well.

[CPF4LIFE]

This guy is gonna be solid! Very coachable and rises to challenges. Excellent draft so far!

Josh Norman in the Fifth please

Man i just got done watch highlights on him, could turn into a beast down the road, great size too. Im crossing my fingers. lol

[ladypanther]

Someone posted this link in chat. I know it is the Bleacher report but is interesting. Might make some of you feel better.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/974764-oklahoma-de-frank-alexander-will-be-draft-day-steal

ESPN has him ranked as the 13th-best defensive end in the country. Who is listed above him? Take a look at this list and see if you can make sense of it.

No. 13: Frank Alexander, SR Oklahoma (8.5 sacks, 18.0 TFL)

No. 12: Trevor Guyton, SR California (4.5 sacks, 10.0 TFL)

No. 11: Kyle Wilbur, SR Wake Forest (3.5 sacks, 10.5 TFL)

No. 10: Devin Taylor, JR USC (5.0 sacks, 6.5 TFL)

No. 9: Adewale Ojomo, JR Miami (1.5 sacks, 3.0 TFL)

Not only has Alexander tremendously outproduced this motley crew, but he his taller and/or heavier than each one while running a 4.8 second 40-yard dash. That's tight-end speed! As I'm sure you can imagine, none of these players were on the Hendricks award short list with Alexander, either.

After Ojomo, we get to beasts like No. 8 Jack Crawford of Penn State (6'5", 270 pounds!) and No. 7 Jarred Crick of Nebraska (total freak!) so I would slot Alexander in at the No. 9 spot. This would give him a fourth- to fifth-round grade, which more accurately reflects his abilities. Still, I believe he is vastly undervalued in this range.

His stock will probably rise some over the next few months, but he will likely be lost in the shuffle a bit in a pretty deep defensive end class, making him a prime candidate for a draft day steal.

If you were an NFL general manager in need of some help on the defensive line, would you rather risk a valuable second-round pick on FSU's Brandon Jenkins (who had a huge drop off this year) or make a safer pick in the fourth round for Alexander?

Watch for Alexander to get taken a little ahead of his projection this year by one of the better-drafting teams in the league like the Ravens, Colts or Patriots.

[xerxes]

Interview on Panthers.com. Addresses the heart concerns extensively. Also, says 'you know' every other word.

http://www.panthers....34-03875863fd58

[ClarkCam]

Why did we just give up a third rounder....... Why, why why...... We already have plenty of situational pass rushers.

[FirstRoundPick]

Pretty sure everyone forgets that Ron Edwards is on this team.

THE Ron Edwards!? You would think this guy is a Pro Bowler the way everyone is relying on him.

[MadHatter]

Why did we just give up a third rounder....... Why, why why...... We already have plenty of situational pass rushers.

For the 10th time in this thread. The trade up was for Joe Adams.

[NCstoner420]

Why did we just give up a third rounder....... Why, why why...... We already have plenty of situational pass rushers.

We did not give up anything for him. Please learn to read or listen or know what you're talking about before posting.

[FirstRoundPick]

When people say gee golly good special teamer that is a good sign of things to come. We've been improving our special team for seven years.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

Thats all? just a heart problem? Well then, thank goodness its nothin serious.

Having a whole in your heart is somewhat serious.

[Brandon]

Why did we just give up a third rounder....... Why, why why...... We already have plenty of situational pass rushers.

He's not just a pass rusher, he can play the run as well.

[MadHatter]

Having a whole in your heart is somewhat serious.

The diagnosis was proven to be wrong. He does not have a heart condition.

[bleys]

For the 10th time in this thread. The trade up was for Joe Adams.

but I don't understand why we traded up for a situational pass rusher!!!!

and what's the deal with his heart condition? sounds serious...

[carpanfan96]

He'll see the field on those 3-4 packages as the Rush backer and on some third downs at DE. Mainly from the 3-4 sub package with him being the Rush backer.