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DraftTek's Mock for the Panthers: March 23, 2015

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March 23, 2015 DraftTek Mock

http://www.drafttek.com/2015-NFL-Mock-Draft-Round1.asp

the first 5 picks for the Panthers:

1st R #25 - OLB/SS Shaq Thompson. We already have plenty of threads about how much we love Shaq. For ex, Jeremy started this one:

Shaq Thompson In The First?

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2nd R #57 - DE Nate Orchard, Utah. Won the Hendricks Award as the best DE in college football and was named to ten All-American teams after he had 18.5 sacks last year, #1 in the nation in sacks per game.

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3rd R #89 - DT Grady Jarrett, Clemson - We need to start grooming a talented DT to succeed Dwan and Colin in the rotation at DT. Jarrett's performance at Clemson:

2014: 12 QB pressures, 10 TFL, 73 tackles (1st Team All-ACC)

2013: 14 QB pressures, 11 TFL, 83 tackles

2012: 10 QB pressures, 8.5 TFL, 49 tackles

(also available at this pick were WRs Phillip Dorsett, Breshad Perriman, Jamison Crowder, Justin Hardy, etc)

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4th R #121 - OT Laurence Gibson, VT. Prototypical left tackle that is still raw. The Panthers have met with him and scheduled a private workout. You can read more on him here:

Draft forum Laurence Gibson OT Virginia Tech

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5th R #153 - CB Doran Grant, Ohio State. Add to our Ohio State collection of players on the Panthers. Grant is a physical corner who ran a 4.44 forty at the combine. Full-time starter each of the last two seasons at Ohio State (opposite Bradley Roby in 2013). Cousins and old friends with fellow Ohio St speedster Devin Smith, who I imagine Grant had to cover plenty in practice. Smith had this to say about Grant:

"Doran Grant is one of the best corners in the Big Ten, if not the nation, in my opinion. He's very fluid with his hips. That's my cousin as well. He's a competitor and he's very, very strong and he's fast as well."

Here's a feature the Columbus Dispatch did on Grant, writing: "Grant has emerged this season as one of the pillars, not only among the defensive backs, but also on the team as a whole."

http://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2014/10/31/gameday/cover-doran-grant.html

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