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CAROLINA PANTHERS TEAM NEEDS
Most recent team needs update:
May 8
Starter Need High (P1, P2)
QB
Starter Need Medium (P3)
Mid Round Fill High (P5)
Depth Fill (P4)
RB
WR
WRS
OT
OG
OC
TE
NT
DL3T
DL5T
EDGE
OLB
ILB
SFTY
CB
Late Round Fill (P6)
Minimal Need (P9)
CBN
PANTHERS PICKS/COMMENTS MOST RECENT MOCK
Results from Consensus Mock Draft:
2023 CMD#1
Most recent mock draft update:
6/1/2022
R1
3
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Carolina
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C.J. Stroud
Ohio State
QB
Reach/Value:
+0
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Height:
6'3"
Weight:
218
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The 2022 season is the definition of a "make it or break it" season if there ever was one for the Carolina Panthers!
So many of the questions surrounding the Panthers directly involve the QB position. Sam Darnold inspires confidence in absolutely no one despite what this coaching staff might say, and they are even entertaining the possibility of re-signing Cam Newton yet again. The Panthers did draft Ole Miss QB Matt Corral with the 94th pick in the 2022 NFL draft, but coaches have reiterated more than once that they intend to bring him along slowly as opposed to forcing him into action his rookie season.
With that said, if Carolina is picking 3rd overall, Matt Corral won't be enough to prevent them from taking one of the drafts' top signal-callers. Enter, Ohio State QB, CJ Stroud!
CJ Stroud is an elite level QB prospect who was a Heisman finalist in 2021! Stroud is truly a gifted thrower of the football and displays touch, timing, and power when throwing to every level of the football field. CJ had the highest QBR in college football at 91.6 and threw for 44 TDs and only 6 INT. Many think he has the potential to hear his name called 1st overall in next year's draft, myself among them.
Don't forget to check out the C3 Carolina Cat Chronicles podcast Tuesday nights at 9 PM and 30 minutes after every game to hear us discuss all the latest in Panther Nation!
- Cody Lachney, Panthers Analyst
So many of the questions surrounding the Panthers directly involve the QB position. Sam Darnold inspires confidence in absolutely no one despite what this coaching staff might say, and they are even entertaining the possibility of re-signing Cam Newton yet again. The Panthers did draft Ole Miss QB Matt Corral with the 94th pick in the 2022 NFL draft, but coaches have reiterated more than once that they intend to bring him along slowly as opposed to forcing him into action his rookie season.
With that said, if Carolina is picking 3rd overall, Matt Corral won't be enough to prevent them from taking one of the drafts' top signal-callers. Enter, Ohio State QB, CJ Stroud!
A few CJ Stroud highlights pic.twitter.com/232FJadyrL
— Mr. Ohio (@MrOH1O) May 9, 2022
Don't forget to check out the C3 Carolina Cat Chronicles podcast Tuesday nights at 9 PM and 30 minutes after every game to hear us discuss all the latest in Panther Nation!
- Cody Lachney, Panthers Analyst
R2
35
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Carolina
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Gervon Dexter
Florida
DL3T
Reach/Value:
-19
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Height:
6'6"
Weight:
313
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R4
98
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Carolina
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Olusegun Oluwatimi
Michigan
OC
Reach/Value:
-10
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Height:
6'3"
Weight:
310
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R5
130
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Carolina
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Dalton Kincaid
Utah
TE
Reach/Value:
+4
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Height:
6'4"
Weight:
242
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R6
162
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Carolina
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Avery Roberts
Oregon State
ILB
Reach/Value:
-40
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Height:
6'1"
Weight:
234
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R7
194
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Carolina
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Jacob Cowing
UTEP
WRS
Reach/Value:
-36
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Height:
5'10"
Weight:
170
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PANTHERS HISTORICAL DRAFT PICKS
Reach/Value (R/V) Explained
The difference between where a player is selected in the NFL draft versus where the player was listed on the final Drafttek Big Board for the season in question.Example: A player who was listed at #50 on the Big Board and was selected at #35 will be a "Reach" of -15. Alternately, a player listed at #35 on the Big Board who was selected at #50 is a +15 "Value".
Simply put: a positive number is a Value pick, a negative number is a Reach.
YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
2022 | 1 | 6 | Ikem Ekwonu | North Carolina State | OT | Value | +3 |
2022 | 3 | 94 | Matt Corral | Ole Miss | QB | Value | +72 |
2022 | 4 | 120 | Brandon Smith | Penn State | OLB | Value | +3 |
2022 | 6 | 189 | Amare Barno | Virginia Tech | EDGE | Value | +67 |
2022 | 6 | 199 | Cade Mays | Tennessee | OT | Reach | -97 |
2022 | 7 | 242 | Kalon Barnes | Baylor | CB | Value | +44 |
YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
2021 | 1 | 8 | Jaycee Horn | South Carolina | CB | Reach | -5 |
2021 | 2 | 59 | Terrace Marshall | LSU | WR | Value | +22 |
2021 | 3 | 70 | Brady Christensen | BYU | OT | Reach | -27 |
2021 | 3 | 83 | Tommy Tremble | Notre Dame | TE | Reach | -27 |
2021 | 4 | 126 | Chuba Hubbard | Oklahoma State | RB | Value | +22 |
2021 | 5 | 158 | Daviyon Nixon | Iowa | DL3T | Value | +105 |
2021 | 5 | 166 | Keith Taylor | Washington | CB | Value | +25 |
2021 | 6 | 193 | Deonte Brown | Alabama | OG | Value | +85 |
2021 | 6 | 204 | Shi Smith | South Carolina | WRS | Reach | -32 |
2021 | 6 | 222 | Thomas Fletcher | Alabama | LS | Reach | -175 |
2021 | 7 | 232 | Phil Hoskins | Kentucky | DL3T | Reach | -197 |
YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
2020 | 1 | 7 | Derrick Brown | Auburn | DL3T | Value | +2 |
2020 | 2 | 38 | Yetur Gross-Matos | Penn State | EDGE | Value | +13 |
2020 | 2 | 64 | Jeremy Chinn | S. Illinois | S | Reach | -22 |
2020 | 4 | 113 | Troy Pride Jr. | Notre Dame | CB | Value | +31 |
2020 | 5 | 152 | Kenny Robinson Jr. | West Virginia | S | Value | +25 |
2020 | 6 | 184 | Bravvion Roy | Baylor | DL1T | Reach | -70 |
2020 | 7 | 221 | Stanley Thomas-Oliver III | Florida International | CB | Reach | -86 |
YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
2019 | 1 | 16 | Brian Burns | Florida State | EDGE | Reach | -22 |
2019 | 2 | 37 | Greg Little | Ole Miss | OT | Reach | -13 |
2019 | 3 | 100 | Will Grier | West Virginia | QB | Reach | -56 |
2019 | 4 | 115 | Christian Miller | Alabama | EDGE | Reach | -71 |
2019 | 5 | 154 | Jordan Scarlett | Florida | RB | Reach | -64 |
2019 | 6 | 212 | Dennis Daley | South Carolina | OT | Reach | -19 |
2019 | 7 | 237 | Terry Godwin | Georgia | WRS | Reach | -95 |
YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
2018 | 1 | 24 | D.J. Moore | Maryland | WR | Reach | -5 |
2018 | 2 | 55 | Donte Jackson | LSU | CB | Reach | -4 |
2018 | 3 | 85 | Rashaan Gaulden | Tennessee | CB | Reach | -38 |
2018 | 4 | 101 | Ian Thomas | Indiana | TE | Value | +12 |
2018 | 4 | 136 | Marquis Haynes | Ole Miss | EDGE | Reach | -51 |
2018 | 5 | 161 | Jermaine Carter | Maryland | OLB | Reach | -110 |
2018 | 7 | 234 | Andre Smith | North Carolina | ILB | Reach | -67 |
2018 | 7 | 242 | Kendrick Norton | Miami | DL1T | Value | +92 |
YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
2017 | 1 | 8 | Christian McCaffrey | Stanford | RBF | Reach | -5 |
2017 | 2 | 40 | Curtis Samuel | Ohio St | WRS | Reach | -7 |
2017 | 2 | 64 | Taylor Moton | W Michigan | OT | Value | +5 |
2017 | 3 | 77 | Daeshon Hall | Texas A&M | DL5T | Reach | -47 |
2017 | 5 | 152 | Corn Elder | Miami (FL) | CB | Value | +3 |
2017 | 6 | 192 | Alexander Armah | West Georgia | FB | Value | +5 |
2017 | 7 | 233 | Harrison Butker | Georgia Tech | K | Value | +2 |
YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
2016 | 1 | 30 | Vernon Butler | Louisiana Tech | DL1T | Reach | -12 |
2016 | 2 | 62 | James Bradberry | Samford | CB | Reach | -70 |
2016 | 3 | 77 | Daryl Worley | West Virginia | CB | Reach | -65 |
2016 | 5 | 141 | Zack Sanchez | Oklahoma | S | Value | +45 |
2016 | 7 | 252 | Beau Sandland | Montana St | TE | Reach | -21 |
YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
2015 | 1 | 25 | Shaq Thompson | Washington | OLB | Value | +0 |
2015 | 2 | 41 | Devin Funchess | Michigan | WR | Reach | -30 |
2015 | 4 | 102 | Daryl Williams | Oklahoma | OT | Value | +0 |
2015 | 5 | 169 | David Mayo | Texas State | LB | Reach | -203 |
2015 | 5 | 174 | Cameron Artis-Payne | Auburn | RB | Reach | -21 |
YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
2014 | 1 | 28 | Kelvin Benjamin | Florida State | WR | Reach | -53 |
2014 | 2 | 60 | Kony Ealy | Missouri | EDGE | Value | +34 |
2014 | 3 | 92 | Trai Turner | LSU | OG | Value | +5 |
2014 | 4 | 128 | Tre Boston | North Carolina | S | Reach | -104 |
2014 | 5 | 148 | Bene Benwikere | San Jose State | CB | Reach | -35 |
2014 | 6 | 204 | Tyler Gaffney | Stanford | RB | Value | +9 |