The last five Panther drafts (Where are they now?)

[TheRed]

Hurney drafted pretty terrible outside the first round with a few exceptions. No debating that. That said, he left Gettleman with some nice pieces in place. Cam, Kalil, Olsen (via trade, but still a crucial addition), Tolbert, Luke, CJ, Hardy, Davis.

I'm not even going to get myself pissed off about past picks anymore. It's done and over with.

As I've said before, for Gettleman to ultimately succeed here he will need to improve this team where Hurney could not, through the draft. Especially by finding quality contributors in the later rounds.

[csx]

I forgot we signed Connor back and he actually played some last season.

[Mr. Scot]

I forgot we signed Connor back and he actually played some last season.

 

I forgot we drafted Joe Adams and Tony Pike.

 

But now I remember :(

 

[jamos14]

Compare to this from Seattle:

 

2010:

 

1st Round: OT Russell Okung - Starting O-line

1st Round:S Earl Thomas - Probably top safety in NFL

2nd Round: WR Golden Tate - Free Agent - Signed away from Seattle

4th Round:CB Walter Thurmond - Starting DB

5th Round: S Kim Chancellor - Starting SS  

6th Round: TE Anthony McCoy  - No Clue?

 

2011:

1st Round: OG  James Carpenter - Starting O-line

4th Round: OLB KJ Wright - Starting LB

5th Round: CB Richard Sherman - Top 3 CB in NFL

6th Round: CB Byron Maxwell - Starting Nickel

7th Round: OLB Malcolm Smith - Starting LB, Super Bowl MVP

 

2012:

1st Round - DE Bruce Irvin - Starting DE

2nd Round - MLB Bobby Wager - Starting MLB

3rd Round - QB Russell Wilson - Starting QB

4th Round -  RB Robert Turbin - 3rd down RB

4th Round - LB Korey Toomer - No Clue

6th Round - CB Jeremy Lane - Depth DB

7th Round - DE J.R. Sweezy - Depth DL

 

 

Those 3 drafts are what turned Seattle into what they are today.  Those are 3 incredible drafts.  Just sad when you them to ours.

[thefuzz]

The Seattle breakdown makes me sad.

[DaCityKats]

 

Compare to this from Seattle:

 

2010:

 

1st Round: OT Russell Okung - Starting O-line

1st Round:S Earl Thomas - Probably top safety in NFL

2nd Round: WR Golden Tate - Free Agent - Signed away from Seattle

4th Round:CB Walter Thurmond - Starting DB- signed away by NYG

5th Round: S Kim Chancellor - Starting SS  

6th Round: TE Anthony McCoy  - No Clue?

 

2011:

1st Round: OG  James Carpenter - Starting O-line

4th Round: OLB KJ Wright - Starting LB

5th Round: CB Richard Sherman - Top 3 CB in NFL

6th Round: CB Byron Maxwell - Starting Nickel- projected starting CB

7th Round: OLB Malcolm Smith - Starting LB, Super Bowl MVP

 

2012:

1st Round - DE Bruce Irvin - Starting DE

2nd Round - MLB Bobby Wager - Starting MLB

3rd Round - QB Russell Wilson - Starting QB

4th Round -  RB Robert Turbin - 3rd down RB

4th Round - LB Korey Toomer - No Clue

6th Round - CB Jeremy Lane - Depth DB

7th Round - DE J.R. Sweezy - Depth DL- starting RG

 

 

Those 3 drafts are what turned Seattle into what they are today.  Those are 3 incredible drafts.  Just sad when you them to ours.

 

 

updated Thurmond, Maxwell, and Sweezy. but still very good drafts for them.

[Doyle]

Those Seattle drafts are ridiculous.

[Mr. Scot]

There was a time when it was argued that the number of draft picks the Panthers had kept on roster (something like 60-70% of the roster was our own draft picks, more than most teams in the league) was a sign that Marty Hurney was a good General Manager.

 

That argument is really only valid though if the team that's made up of those picks is a consistent winner.

 

If you're not winning with those players, what it really shows is that you're too stubborn to admit when you screwed up (and fix it).

 

[R0CKnR0LLA]

Gettleman's first draft looks like we have 3 starters out of only 5 draft picks. And he also got both Lester and White as UDFAs.

 

Compared to Hurney's drafts where we'd be trading away future picks and still only end up with one good player out of the entire draft.

[Pantherman]

Saw a blurb on PFT that said the Pittsburgh Steelers are one of eight teams who have no players left over from their 2009 draft class.  Curiosity got the better of me so I clicked the link to the story.

 

Yes, we're one of them :(

 

Still curious, I decided to research the years from 2009 since just to see where our draft picks were now.  Results are below, with info added for anyone not currently on roster and picks that were traded.

 

 

2013

1 -  DT Star Lotulelei

2 -  DT Kawann Short

3 -  Traded to San Francisco (Frank Alexander)

4 -  T Edmund Kugbila

5 -  LB A.J. Klein

6 -  RB Kenjon Barner

7 -  Traded to Oakland (Louis Murphy)

2012

1 -  LB Luke Kuechly

2 -  G Amini Silatolu

3 -  Traded to Chicago (Greg Olsen)

4 -  DE Frank Alexander

4 -  WR-RS Joe Adams (out of football)

5 -  CB Josh Norman (probably 50-50 to make this year's roster)

6 -  P Brad Nortman

7 -  S D.J. Campbell (will attend training camp with the San Francisco 49ers)

2011

1 -  QB Cam Newton

2 -  Traded to New England (Armanti Edwards)

3 -  DT Terrell McClain (will attend training camp with the Dallas Cowboys)

3 -  DT Sione Fua (backup for the Denver Broncos)

4 -  CB Brandon Hogan (playing in the CFL)

5 -  WR-KR Kealoha Pilares (long shot to make this year's roster)

6 -  LB Lawrence Wilson (will attend training camp with the Chicago Bears)

6 -  G Zack Williams (playing in the Arena Football League)

7 -  T Lee Ziemba (out of football)

2010

1 -  Traded to San Francisco (Everette Brown)

2 -  QB Jimmy Clausen (free agent)

3 -  WR Brandon LaFell (signed with New England Patriots)

3 -  WR-RS Armanti Edwards (free agent)

4 -  DE Eric Norwood (playing in the CFL)

5 -  Traded to Kansas City (Tank Tyler)

6 -  DE Greg Hardy

6 -  WR David Gettis (will attend training camp with the Washington Redskins)

6 -  S Jordan Pugh (will attend training camp with the New Orleans Saints)

6 -  QB Tony Pike (officially "retired")

7 -  CB R.J. Stanford (will attend training camp with the Cincinnati Bengals)

7 -  CB Robert McClain (backup for the Atlanta Falcons)

2009

1 -  Traded to Eagles (Jeff Otah)

2 -  DE Everette Brown (free agent)

2 -  S Sherrod Martin (will attend training camp with the Jacksonville Jaguars)

3 -  DT Corvey Irvin (will attend training camp with the Detroit Lions)

4 -  RB Mike Goodson (still with the New York Jets; legal issues still unresolved)

4 -  FB Tony Fiammetta (will attend training camp with the Chicago Bears)

5 -  G Duke Robinson (playing in the Arena Football League)

6 -  Traded to Oakland (trade down)

7 -  CB Captain Munnerlyn (signed with the Minnesota Vikings)

 

 

Nobody left from 2009.  Only one player left from 2010 (Greg Hardy) and two from 2011 (Cam Newton, Kealoha Pilares) though I seriously doubt Pilares makes the final roster this year.  Realistically, a lot of the "attending camp with" guys will be free agents come September.

 

The top half of the 2012 draft still looks decent.  The bottom half not so much except for Brad Nortman.  As with Pilares, I question whether Josh Norman sticks this season.

 

Obviously, the 2013 class is still writing their story, but outside of Edmund Kugbila and (some would argue) Kenjon Barner, the early returns are good.

 

As five year histories go though, only three (realistically two) players left out of that three year stretch from 2009 to 2011 is a pretty big red flag for a team whose philosophy is "build though the draft" :unsure:

 

Definitely looking for improvement in the years ahead...

 

Ok I might be missing something here. But why does it say Frank Alexander trade to SF. As of right now it says he is still on the Panthers roster. I never saw him get traded. I might be wrong or reading it wrong.

[Davidson Deac II]

You can compare us against every team here... http://www.profootballrosters.com/2014/03/05/how-assembled-charts/

 

Interesting.  The Superbowl champs only have one player from their 09 draft, although they have done better since.  

[Mr. Scot]

Ok I might be missing something here. But why does it say Frank Alexander trade to SF. As of right now it says he is still on the Panthers roster. I never saw him get traded. I might be wrong or reading it wrong.

 

That pick was sent to the 49ers as part of a trade up from the prior year.  The pick we traded for was used to take Frank Alexander.

 

[Mr. Scot]

Interesting.  The Superbowl champs only have one player from their 09 draft, although they have done better since.  

 

They hired their current GM (John Schneider) in 2010.

 

[Davidson Deac II]

They hired their current GM (John Schneider) in 2010.

 

 

Bo Duke is their GM?  He has had a diverse career.  :)

 

Seriously, many draft picks leave after their fourth year, so I wonder how many teams would now have a large number of picks from 09?