ROUND 1 1. Indianapolis Colts- Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford
2. St. Louis Rams- Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma St.
3. Minnesota Vikings- Matt Kalil, OT, USC
4. Cleveland Browns- Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor
5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers- Morris Claiborne, CB, LSU
6. Washington Redskins- Riley Reiff, OT, Iowa
7. Jacksonville Jaguars- Alshon Jeffery, WR, South Carolina
8. Carolina Panthers- Devon Still, DT, Penn St.
Defensive Tackle is what the Panthers perhaps need most, along with CB. They really have no one of significance in the middle, and it was especially obvious against the Saints. Their two rookie tackles also showed little, prompting Ronnie to go for this talent.
A hulking brute, Still is a monster in the middle. Standing at 6'5" and 310, he would bring some immediate size to our relatively undersized line. Fairly quick off the line, and capable of getting penetration consistently. Requires a double team, and is strong as an ox. Drafting Still would put some fear into the Carolina line and give the Panthers a legitimate DT.
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9. Miami Dolphins- Jonathan Martin, OT, Stanford10. Buffalo Bills- Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, Alabama
11. Kansas City Chiefs- Vontaze Burfict, LB, ASU
12. Seattle Seahawks- Landry Jones, QB, Oklahoma
13. Arizona Cardinals- David DeCastro, OG, Stanford
14. Dallas Cowboys- Janoris Jenkins, CB, North Alabama Community College for Reformed Felons
15. Philadelphia Eagles- Luke Kuechly, LB, Boston College
16. New York Jets- Michael Floyd, WR, Notre Dame
17. Cincinnati Bengals (From Oakland Raiders)- Cordy Glenn, OG, Georgia
18. San Diego Chargers- Whitney Mercilus, OLB, Illinois
19. Chicago Bears- Peter Konz, C, Wisconsin
20. Tennessee Titans- Quinton Coples, DE, UNC
21. Denver Broncos- Brandon Thompson, DT, Clemson
22. New York Giants- Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama
23. Houston Texans- Mohamed Sanu, WR, Rutgers
24. Detroit Lions- Alfonzo Dennard, CB, Nebraska
25. Cincinnati Bengals- Lamar Miller, RB, Miami
26. Cleveland Browns (From Atlanta Falcons)- Kendall Wright, WR, Baylor
27. Pittsburgh Steelers- Kelechi Osemele, OG, Iowa State
28. San Francisco 49ers- Dwight Jones, WR, UNC
29. Baltimore Ravens- Kevin Zeitler, OG, Wisconsin
30. Green Bay Packers- Jared Crick, DE, Wisconsin
31. New England Patriots (From New Orleans)- Courtney Upshaw, OLB, Alabama
32. New England Patriots- Mark Barron, S, Alabama
ROUND 2 33. Indianapolis Colts- Montee Ball, RB, Wisconsin
34. St. Louis Rams- Jerel Worthy, DT, Michigan
35. Minnesota Vikings-Chase Minnifield, CB, Virginia
36. Cleveland Browns – Dwayne Allen, TE, Clemson
37. Tampa Bay Buccaneers- Zach Brown, LB, UNC
38. Washington Redskins- Ryan Tannehill, QB, Texas A&M
39. Jacksonville Jaguars-Jayron Hosley, CB, Virginia Tech
40. Carolina Panthers- Dontari Poe, NT, Memphis
Now, I know many will probably dislike this pick, however it's necessary. Getting an UT with Still is a necessity, but so is a capable NT. Fua showed little in his time, and we have some guys right now who are essentially band-aids. Yes, we took two DTs last year, but the reality is that they likely won't develop into anything significant. They are spent costs. Our defense is supremely lacking stud DTs, or even good DTs. We've gotta go get 'em!
Poe is a prototypical 43 NT. He's got tremendous size, and along with Still, would give us a pretty tall and sturdy line. Standing at 6'5" and 350, he's got great strength, is surprisingly quick, and can be an immovable anchor. Drafting Poe and Still would essentially solve most of our defensive problems. Our line would once again have bite, and it would affect all other parts of the defense. Cam also won't have to worry about our defense losing the game for the Panthers anymore.
41. Miami Dolphins- Tommy Steeter, WR, Miami42. Buffalo Bills- Vinny Curry, OLB, Marshall
43. Kansas City Chiefs- Alameda Ta’amu, NT, Washington
44. Seattle Seahawks- Melvin Ingram, DE, South Carolina
45. Philadelphia Eagles (From Arizona Cardinals)- Baccari Rambo, S, Georgia
46. Dallas Cowboys- Dont’a Hightowner, LB, Alabama
47. Philadelphia Eagles- Fletcher Cox, DT, Miss St.
48. New York Jets- Mike Adams, OT, Ohio St.
49. New England Patriots (From Oakland Raiders)- Markelle Martin, S, Oklahoma St.
50. San Diego Chargers- Zebrie Sanders, OT, FSU
51. Chicago Bears- Nick Toon, WR, Wisconsin
52. Tennessee Titans- Josh Chapman, NT, Alabama
53. Denver Broncos- Casey Heyward, CB, Vanderbilt
54. New York Giants- Coby Fleener, TE, Stanford
55. Houston Texans- Stephon Gilmore, CB, South Carolina
56. Detroit Lions- Ben Jones, C, Georgia
57. Cincinnati Bengals- Ryan Broyles, WR, Oklahoma
58. Atlanta Falcons- Mike Brewster, C, Ohio St.
59. Pittsburgh Steelers- Jonathan Banks, Miss St.
60. San Francisco 49ers- Brandon Jenkins, OLB, FSU
61. Baltimore Ravens- Andrew Datko, OT, FSU
62. Green Bay Packers- Bill Winn, DT/DE, Boise St.
63. New Orleans Saints- Sean Spence, LB, Miami
64. New England Patriots- Nick Perry, DE, USC
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