T3 Mock Draft - Carolina Panthers

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I get to hear a lot from Carolina Panthers fans what they want to see , excuse me , what they're thinking about . We're going to definitely try to address some of those things .

I think some of the biggest things that we're noticing and I know that the Panthers were almost near the bottom of the league last year and everybody kind of dumped them all year long , but they got a lot of nice pieces in place . It's not going to solve all their problems , but they're not gutting the entire team and the entire franchise out .

They have some places to make some moves and to build . They have some depth issues in some spaces , like in the safety position . They really lack in depth there . So they've got to dig into either the draft or free agency or some undrafted guys that don't get picked up in next April .

But cornerback , defensive tackle , edge rusher and wide receiver are four of their main issues . Defense is a problem overall . So anybody we can get to push the guys that are there that may be underperforming . We're definitely going to do that .

So I think with about three or four rounds for this mock draft , I think we have I would probably say we have about four to five players that's going to pop up here . So we're going to be definitely trying to get at least four or five guys on this roster , which is fine . This is going to be fun . We know what we're looking for .

With the first round , I'm trying to find that playmaking wide receiver . In the second round , perhaps somebody to fill out at cornerback . They need that . If I can get a safety there too , I'll definitely take that as well . Uh , and of course , for the next two rounds or so , a defensive tackle , a one-stopper and , of course , some guys that rush the passer .

Their past win rate last year was , I think , 31st at the bottom or near the bottom , so you need to have an edge rusher . Matter of fact , make it two . So I'm trying to help them out with this mock draft excuse me see if we can get all of these things that they need on hand . So let's go ahead and run through this carolina panthers draft .

This should be fun . See what we can find , all right , so they're trying to get us at our eighth pick . I doubt very highly I'm coming out of this eighth pick especially for this mock , so they're going to have to wow me with something a lot better than what we're seeing right here .

So , and obviously some folks really want that eighth pick badly Same thing , but I'm going to pass . I think the guy that I want to see is hanging around , so I can't believe he's there , but I think this is a alright . So let's see , we try to find a guy that we're looking for here with the number a pick . Ah , this is a toughie .

Um , it's really hard to look past some of the talent that's gonna be available right here , and I doubt very highly that they're gonna enjoy looking past this ball of a player here . I know that he's a running back , but I'm sitting here debating oh , most of my friends in my ear now I could run it back , probably fine .

They like Trouba Hubbard , they like Brooks and Miles Sanders is fine as a third string back there . I'm going to avoid the temptation . I know Ashton Gentry is right here for the taking . I'm surprised he's down that far . I've been looking to get McMillan but he popped off ahead of time , so I'm going to go ahead and get luther burden , the third right here .

Uh , this guy is long rangy , fantastic wide receiver . I think that's going to be a big help to bryce young , who they basically betting on right now to have a comeback and , honestly feeling , can't be the number one guy forever . I didn't mention , uh , xavier leggett for a . I don't see him as a wide receiver one .

I think he's complimentary , so we need to have somebody who can be the wide receiver one when Thielen is out of here . So for me , I think Luther Burden although we reached a little bit to get him is going to help them out in this regard . Honestly , I probably should get another wide receiver too , but I'll hold off on that for now .

All right , so we're looking at you guys gonna help him out . Okay , this is good . This is good . I think this is good . All right , I don't want to reach too far here , all right . So here I , here I'm , he's still available . I'm going to go ahead and take Caleb Johnson here . Honestly , there's a big need for him in this , in this particular offense .

I , like Trouba Hubbard , I'm not in love with Jonathan Brooks and I don't know whether he's going to come back off the injury the way we think he is . So , at this point .

The only way that Bryce Jones is going to be able to make it is if he has as many playmakers as possible , if he can get the ball out of his hands quickly and make plays , and I feel like this is a bit of a reach . I'm gambling with the Panthers' money here by getting Caleb Johnson , but I think it may pay off in the end .

I'm not confident that Bruce is going to come in and push Hubbard in any way and be anything beside , maybe a backup , if he's even healthy enough to do that the kind of injury that he had . People don't always come back from it right away . So there's the issue with protection . I kind feel like caleb johnson will kind of help out .

I believe he catches passes as well , so we're going to go ahead and keep on moving . Uh , I'm going to probably stay away from offense for the rest of this mock draft . Start looking at guys on the line and look who's sitting around there waiting for us . I can't believe he's there , but he's right there . Look at it . Alfred collins , dt out of texas .

The panthers need one . I'm taking this guy dominate . One defender definitely has a lot of upsides of pass rushes , so with the right coaching he may be able to become that . And then some has a great size , great motor , all you can ask for . He's fluid , honestly , he's uh . There's some room for improvement on the pass rushing side , but that can be fixed .

I think this guy is a keeper , so I think the pence will be really happy to have him running around . So we got wide receiver , we didn't get our cornerback yet . We didn't get our edge rusher yet . I don't think Collins is it just yet . We can go ahead and try to find a guy to help us out in that regard .

Oh , david Walker's a good guy here out of Central Arkansas . He didn't see a lot of the top competition , but he had a lot of the measurables that you would be looking for . Probably his name a good bit more if you go to the combine , but I like him here . I think the Panthers can do worse with a fourth round pick .

I think they're in a good spot , all right . So we have one more pick left and honestly I'm thinking that we may need to be thinking about trying to get either another edge or maybe somebody at safety here .

So I promise you we're going to stay on the defensive side , but I'm hesitant about Billy Bowman , because I think they have him listed as a linebacker and that's not exactly what they're needing right now . So I am going to probably stay away from

this particular one and see if we can do anything to help the Panthers out at safety . Excuse me , outside of this gentleman here , jalen Reed I mean he has the size . I'm hesitant . That's not the first time that's happened . Let me just last pick work well for these guys here . Oh , I think that we're going to go outside of the box here .

We're going to get this edge . Rusher out of Miami Saw some real great things out of Tyler Barron 6'4" , 262 . And the man can run Run to 4'6" so he can chase down opposing running backs and wide receivers if he has to , which I like . I think it gives flexibility to Carolina the way they play . I'm going to take him here . And is that my last pick ?

Sure is Okay . So the first pick Luther Burden III out of Missouri my last pick sure is okay . So the first pick Luther Burden III out of Missouri . Caleb Johnson , running back at Iowa , is going to back up Huber Hubbard and perhaps push Jonathan Brooks some , if not at least make him even more marketable for a trade and Carolina would definitely embrace that .

If Johnson pans out Alfred Collins one stop back , he's got a potential to be a pass rusher . They work on that . They have a dynamic team with him and David Walker on the other side . I like how that's looking Right now . Jadavion Clowney is their number one edge rusher . Honestly , you don't want that .

Tyler Barron , the other guy at the edge , kind of helped push that defensive line core and gave me some pass rushing to help Bryce Young out on the other side . I like how it looks . Let me know what you guys think . Check us out on our YouTube channel . Hit us up with our draft grades about this Panthers mock draft . Let me know what you think .

I'd love to hear your thoughts on this Panthers . Hoping the best for you guys . Thanks for listening . Keep subscribing to our show and listening and sharing us with others . Man , have a great day .