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2023 Panthers Mock Draft 4.0

Round 1- C.J. Stroud, QB, Ohio State

My original mantra for this pick came from the Draft Day classic, "[insert desired player's name] No Matter What". Well, to stay relevant with the times, I'm changing that to say "C.J. Stroud No Matter What (any S2 score says)".

Round 2 (Trade Down)- B.J. Ojulari, Edge, LSU

Fitterer has a history of trading down, and after losing so many quality picks in the #1 pick trade-up, I could see him doing so again here. Assuming we don't want to trade too far down and risk losing out on a top-tier player, we may only get an additional 4th rounder out of this.

Even though our offense is definitely the side of the ball that needs more work, our defense isn't without its flaws either. One of those flaws is that we lack any quality 3-4 OLBs to start across from Burns, so it would make sense for us to get the next best edge-rusher here, and we seem to have a lot of interest in Ojulari.

Round 3 (Trade Up)- Cedric Tillman, WR, Tennessee

It should be noted that after our pick at 39, we don't pick again until 93, and that's a long time to wait in the draft, so I could see Fitterer being aggressive if a guy they like falls. This trade-up would probably cost us our 3rd round pick and one of our 4th round picks.

Even though we did a solid job of adding more WRs in Free Agency, none of them can be counted on as a long-term WR1 to replace Moore. So, with that in mind, it would make sense for us to get the next best WR here to help out our new franchise QB, and Tillman has gained a lot of comparisons to Reich's former WR1 in Pittman.

Round 4- K.T. Leveston, G, Kansas State

Considering we've had top 30 visits with a good amount of guards, and our two starters are recovering from season-ending injuries, getting the next best one here makes sense for us.

Round 4 (From Trade Down)- Darius Rush, CB, South Carolina

While our front office seems to think that we have some of the best young CBs in the league, in reality our only worthwhile starter is Horn, and we all know how he's struggled to stay healthy. So, with that in mind, it would make sense for us to get some more CB depth in order to avoid a disaster like last year's Bucs game.

Round 5 (Trade Down)- Will Mallory

Considering we don't have any picks after the 5th round this year, I could see Fitterer trade down to change that, and from this we could probably get a 6th round pick.

Even though we did just sign Hurst to be our starting TE, it seems like it would be a mistake to leave the draft without getting at least one TE from this loaded class.

Round 6 (From Trade Down)- Mohamoud Diabete, LB, Utah

Our LB room could always use some more talent, so getting the next best one here makes sense for us.

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