Fanspeak draft simulator

[KB_fan]

Hunter Henry was the big surprise for me.  Even though he seems to be the top rated TE, in 4 of the 6 drafts I did (using the 6 different boards), I was able to get him in the 2nd round 3 times, and 3rd round once.

I can't believe in real life such a highly rated TE would fall that low in the 2nd.

On a lot of the boards he seems to be ranked from about 25 - 35.  Why would he fall down to 60???  Certainly there are teams out there that are in need of an excellent TE.  I know it's not sexy to pick a TE in the 1st round, but if other GMs really follow BPA, I'd have to think Henry will be gone long before we pick in the 2nd.

I really liked what I read about him.... sounds like a future star.

[Swaggasaurus]

Shaq Lawson

Vernon Butler

Will Fuller

CJ Procise

Cyrus Jones

Only in dreams

[Toker Smurf]

This one isn't very realistic but it's fun imagining what our offense could look like.

1. Ezekiel Elliot, RB, Ohio St.

2. Hunter Henry, TE, Arkansas

3. Tyler Boyd, WR, Pittsburgh

4. Deiondre' Hall, CB, Northern Iowa

5. Fahn Cooper, OT, Ole Miss

7. D.J. Reader, DT, Clemson

[KB_fan]

I had one (5 round) draft yesterday where I couldn't find any good defensive talent at our picks.  Ended up with ALL offense!  That would never happen in a real Panthers draft, but it was interesting:

 

30: G CODY WHITEHAIR  KANSAS STATE

62: TE HUNTER HENRY  ARKANSAS

94: C JACK ALLEN  MICHIGAN STATE

130: WR PHAROH COOPER  SOUTH CAROLINA

168: FB GLENN GRONKOWSKI  KANSAS STATE

[JawnyBlaze]

13 hours ago, Cam El said:

This one isn't very realistic but it's fun imagining what our offense could look like.

1. Ezekiel Elliot, RB, Ohio St.

2. Hunter Henry, TE, Arkansas

3. Tyler Boyd, WR, Pittsburgh

4. Deiondre' Hall, CB, Northern Iowa

5. Fahn Cooper, OT, Ole Miss

7. D.J. Reader, DT, Clemson

heh, very similar to the one I just did (didn't look at this thread before I did it).  I'm guessing you used walterfootball's board too.  I didn't intend to go offense heavy, but that's where the value played out.

30: R1P30

RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT

OHIO STATE

62: R2P31

TE HUNTER HENRY

ARKANSAS

94: R3P31

S KARL JOSPEH

WEST VIRGINIA

130: R4P31

WR PHAROH COOPER

SOUTH CAROLINA

168: R5P29

CB CYRUS JONES

ALABAMA

 

[JawnyBlaze]

And my second draft of the night, using nfldraftgeek, pretty nice too.  Didn't really know who to pick in the 5th, though.  So I went with more competition at OT.

30: R1P30

DE KEVIN DODD

CLEMSON

62: R2P31

WR WILL FULLER

NOTRE DAME

94: R3P31

CB CYRUS JONES

ALABAMA

130: R4P31

OT WILLIE BEAVERS

WESTERN KENTUCKY

168: R5P29

OT REES ODHIAMBO

BOISE STATE

[Toker Smurf]

4 hours ago, JawnyBlaze said:

heh, very similar to the one I just did (didn't look at this thread before I did it).  I'm guessing you used walterfootball's board too.  I didn't intend to go offense heavy, but that's where the value played out.

30: R1P30

RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT

OHIO STATE

62: R2P31

TE HUNTER HENRY

ARKANSAS

94: R3P31

S KARL JOSPEH

WEST VIRGINIA

130: R4P31

WR PHAROH COOPER

SOUTH CAROLINA

168: R5P29

CB CYRUS JONES

ALABAMA

 

Yeah,  Walter Football. Weird though,  doesn't seem like the rankings are that different,  the other sim teams just don't pick offensive players.  I would love Joseph in the 4th. 

[JawnyBlaze]

My nightly mock, using Matt Miller's board:

30: R1P30

RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT

OHIO STATE

62: R2P31

CB WILLIAM JACKSON

HOUSTON

94: R3P31

TE NICK VANNETT

OHIO STATE

130: R4P31

CB CYRUS JONES

ALABAMA

168: R5P29

OT SPENCER DRANGO

BAYLOR

[JawnyBlaze]

And my second one, using Fanspeak's.  Not sure which I like better.  Probably this one, I don't see how Elliot is available to us at #30 so often.  In this draft he went the pick before ours:

30: R1P30

DE KEVIN DODD

CLEMSON

62: R2P31

TE HUNTER HENRY

ARKANSAS

94: R3P31

WR PHAROH COOPER

SOUTH CAROLINA

130: R4P31

CB CYRUS JONES

ALABAMA

168: R5P29

FB GLENN GRONKOWSKI

KANSAS STATE

[ncfan]

20 hours ago, JawnyBlaze said:

And my second one, using Fanspeak's.  Not sure which I like better.  Probably this one, I don't see how Elliot is available to us at #30 so often.  In this draft he went the pick before ours:

30: R1P30

DE KEVIN DODD

CLEMSON

62: R2P31

TE HUNTER HENRY

ARKANSAS

94: R3P31

WR PHAROH COOPER

SOUTH CAROLINA

130: R4P31

CB CYRUS JONES

ALABAMA

168: R5P29

FB GLENN GRONKOWSKI

KANSAS STATE

Love this one, think it hits a ton of needs.  A potential probowl TE in the 2nd, our biggest need and potential stud at DE in the first, a playmaking slot WR in the 3rd, a solid nickel slot corner in the 4th.  

[KB_fan]

So, I did a new 5 round draft at Fanspeak today using the updated Fanspeak big board.

Virtually impossible to get a DE.  They flew off the board.  But it was a really interesting draft, especially the choices we'd have at round 2.

Here are the top 10 or so players who were available in each round.  Who would you pick in each case?  I'll post who I picked in the following comment

Round 1 

16 WR  LAQUON TREADWELL - OLE MISS

22 DT  JARRAN REED - ALABAMA

23 G  CODY WHITEHAIR - KANSAS STATE

25 DT  ADOLPHUS WASHINGTON - OHIO STATE

27 OLB  LEONARD FLOYD - GEORGIA

29 OT  TAYLOR DECKER - OHIO STATE

31 DT  ROBERT NKEMDICHE - OLE MISS

34 QB  PAXTON LYNCH - MEMPHIS

35 WR  COREY COLEMAN - BAYLOR

37 DT  AUSTIN JOHNSON - PENN STATE

 

(Shilique Calhoun was the highest ranked DE left on the board)

  48 DE  SHILIQUE CALHOUN - MICHIGAN STATE

 

Round 2

35 WR  COREY COLEMAN - BAYLOR

38 WR  JOSH DOCTSON - TCU

41 DT  VERNON BUTLER - LOUISIANA TECH

42 TE  HUNTER HENRY - ARKANSAS

44 WR  MICHAEL THOMAS - OHIO STATE

50 C  JACK ALLEN - MICHIGAN STATE

52 DT  SHELDON DAY - NOTRE DAME

54 TE  AUSTIN HOOPER - STANFORD

57 C  NICK MARTIN - NOTRE DAME

59 DT  JIHAD WARD - ILLINOIS

60 TE  NICK VANNETT - OHIO STATE

 

Round 3

60 TE  NICK VANNETT - OHIO STATE

66 WR  RASHARD HIGGINS - COLORADO STATE

83 G  JOSHUA GARNETT - STANFORD

86 RB  ALEX COLLINS - ARKANSAS

88 WR  CHARONE PEAKE - CLEMSON

90 DT  WILLIE HENRY - MICHIGAN

92 CB  JONATHAN JONES - AUBURN

94 WR  LEONTE CARROO - RUTGERS

96 CB  HARLAN MILLER - SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA

98 DT  MALIEK COLLINS - NEBRASKA

 

Round 4

101 CB  KEVON SEYMOUR - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

103 DT  ADAM GOTSIS - GEORGIA TECH

105 CB  LLOYD CARRINGTON - ARIZONA STATE

107 CB  MAURICE CANADY - VIRGINIA

112 CB  DEIONDRE' HALL - NORTHERN IOWA

113 CB  KEVIN PETERSON - OKLAHOMA STATE

114 RB  JORDAN HOWARD - INDIANA

116 WR  DEVON CAJUSTE - STANFORD

117 CB  BRIEAN BODDY-CALHOUN - MINNESOTA

121 DT  HASSAN RIDGEWAY - TEXAS

 

Round 5

154 WR  KOLBY LISTENBEE - TCU

158 WR  NELSON SPRUCE - COLORADO

164 WR  JORDAN PAYTON - UCLA

166 CB  FABIAN MOREAU - UCLA

167 WR  THOMAS DUARTE - UCLA

168 OT  JOE HAEG - NORTH DAKOTA STATE

169 TE  JERELL ADAMS - SOUTH CAROLINA

170 FB  GLENN GRONKOWSKI - KANSAS STATE

171 C  AUSTIN BLYTHE - IOWA

172 S  ELIJAH SHUMATE - NOTRE DAME

[KB_fan]

So here's who I picked in each round - highlighted in blue bold.

Just now, KB_fan said:

Round 1  

 

16 WR  LAQUON TREADWELL - OLE MISS

22 DT  JARRAN REED - ALABAMA

23 G  CODY WHITEHAIR - KANSAS STATE

25 DT  ADOLPHUS WASHINGTON - OHIO STATE

27 OLB  LEONARD FLOYD - GEORGIA

29 OT  TAYLOR DECKER - OHIO STATE

31 DT  ROBERT NKEMDICHE - OLE MISS

34 QB  PAXTON LYNCH - MEMPHIS

35 WR  COREY COLEMAN - BAYLOR

37 DT  AUSTIN JOHNSON - PENN STATE

 

(Shilique Calhoun was the highest ranked DE left on the board)

  48 DE  SHILIQUE CALHOUN - MICHIGAN STATE

 Reed or Washington both could be possibilities, though neither really grabs my interest.  Personally would never pick Nkemdiche.  Whitehair also seems like a good prospect.

 

Just now, KB_fan said:

Round 2

35 WR  COREY COLEMAN - BAYLOR

38 WR  JOSH DOCTSON - TCU

41 DT  VERNON BUTLER - LOUISIANA TECH

42 TE  HUNTER HENRY - ARKANSAS

44 WR  MICHAEL THOMAS - OHIO STATE

50 C  JACK ALLEN - MICHIGAN STATE

52 DT  SHELDON DAY - NOTRE DAME

54 TE  AUSTIN HOOPER - STANFORD

57 C  NICK MARTIN - NOTRE DAME

59 DT  JIHAD WARD - ILLINOIS

60 TE  NICK VANNETT - OHIO STATE

This was the round I found really interesting / challenging / exciting.    I could take 3 or 4 of these guys easily.  Doctson, Butler, Henry, Allen...  TOUGH CHOICE.

 

Just now, KB_fan said:

Round 3

60 TE  NICK VANNETT - OHIO STATE

66 WR  RASHARD HIGGINS - COLORADO STATE

83 G  JOSHUA GARNETT - STANFORD

86 RB  ALEX COLLINS - ARKANSAS

88 WR  CHARONE PEAKE - CLEMSON

90 DT  WILLIE HENRY - MICHIGAN

92 CB  JONATHAN JONES - AUBURN

94 WR  LEONTE CARROO - RUTGERS

96 CB  HARLAN MILLER - SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA

98 DT  MALIEK COLLINS - NEBRASKA

Since I didn't take Henry in round 2, I went with Vannett in round 3.  But maybe a CB or DT here would work too.

 

Just now, KB_fan said:

Round 4

101 CB  KEVON SEYMOUR - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

103 DT  ADAM GOTSIS - GEORGIA TECH

105 CB  LLOYD CARRINGTON - ARIZONA STATE

107 CB  MAURICE CANADY - VIRGINIA

112 CB  DEIONDRE' HALL - NORTHERN IOWA

113 CB  KEVIN PETERSON - OKLAHOMA STATE

114 RB  JORDAN HOWARD - INDIANA

116 WR  DEVON CAJUSTE - STANFORD

117 CB  BRIEAN BODDY-CALHOUN - MINNESOTA

121 DT  HASSAN RIDGEWAY - TEXAS

Lots of CBs on the board, but quite a few of them seem "Meh".  Deiondre' Hall interested me, however.  Hassan Ridgeway could also be an option if we were still wanting a DT.

 

Just now, KB_fan said:

Round 5

154 WR  KOLBY LISTENBEE - TCU

158 WR  NELSON SPRUCE - COLORADO

164 WR  JORDAN PAYTON - UCLA

166 CB  FABIAN MOREAU - UCLA

167 WR  THOMAS DUARTE - UCLA

168 OT  JOE HAEG - NORTH DAKOTA STATE

169 TE  JERELL ADAMS - SOUTH CAROLINA

170 FB  GLENN GRONKOWSKI - KANSAS STATE

171 C  AUSTIN BLYTHE - IOWA

172 S  ELIJAH SHUMATE - NOTRE DAME

If I hadn't gone with an OT in round 1, I might have taken Joe Haeg here.  Given that we are kinda in the market for a FB and they are hard to find, I thought we should give Baby Gronk a shot.  I mean seriously, the thought of a having a Gronk on the Panthers is pretty fun, even if he's not as good as Rob... worth a shot in the 5th.

[JawnyBlaze]

I also just did a new mock with Fanspeak's board (the only one updated in March).  The result was a bit of a dream draft, in my opinion:

30: R1P30

DT ROBERT NKEMDICHE

OLE MISS

62: R2P31

WR STERLING SHEPARD

OKLAHOMA

94: R3P31

TE AUSTIN HOOPER

STANFORD

130: R4P31

CB CYRUS JONES

ALABAMA

168: R5P29

DE BRONSON KAUFUSI

BRIGHAM YOUNG

 

 

[JawnyBlaze]

If Nkemdiche were to fall to us, I think he'd be a great pick.  He seems quick enough in the videos I watched to even let him play DE for us, just a really big DE.  If he could slim down 10 lbs, even better.  Either way, he'd be a great pick I think.  Shepard is my new 2nd round crush.  Hooper looks like a really good player and just a hair under Henry as my favorite TE in the draft.  Slot CB in the 4th with good potential at that position.  And Kaufusi is a guy I think is a 2nd, MAYBE 3rd round pick and we get him in the 5th.  To summarize, that's two DL, two pass catchers and a slot CB.  Only need that doesn't address is the possibility of need on OL, but if Daryl Williams stays healthy and lives up to what we think his potential is, I don't see OL as a huge need for a couple years at least.