Panthers UDFA group ranked 7th best.

[Captain Morgan]

according to NBC's Thor Nystrom.  He liked the NFC South... Falcons ranked 1st and Saints ranked 5th.

 

 

7. Carolina Panthers

Name	Rk	Pos	Ht	Wt	RAS	Comp
David Moore	176	iOL18	6'2	330	6.82	Parker Collins
Paddy Fisher	241	LB27	6'3	240	3.36	Jack Cichy
Spencer Brown	262	RB20	5'11	208	4.89	Spencer Ware
Peyton Ramsey	307	QB15	6'2	215	4.2	Nathan Peterman
Mason Stokke	343	FB4	6'2	242	6.15	Anthony Firkser
Kavika Fonua	X	S44	5'11	197	6.88	---
Oscar Draguicevich III	X	P8	5'9	188	---	---

 

The Panthers’ UDFA class was very much like Matt Rhule and company’s first two drafts -- highly focused on infrastructure. 

What this seven-man group (six, if you don’t count Fonua, who only got a tryout) lacks in depth, it makes up for at the top with prospects who have a legitimate shot to crack the roster and contribute one day.

Carolina left the draft with the offensive line still a need area, and thus did well to agree to terms with David Moore, who tied for No. 12 in the UDFA class with $125k in guarantees. You can think of the top-32 UDFA guarantees sort of like Round 8 of the NFL Draft. If Roger Goodell had gotten drunk and nostalgic on Saturday night and extended the draft a round so he could emcee the final 32 picks from his basement like the good old days, I would have applauded the Panthers popping Moore with their pick and called it a steal at an area of need. Discounted by NFL because of small-school background and sawed-off frame. But Moore has long arms to negate length concerns. He's also a strong athlete that plays ticked off. Rhule's gonna love him.

After that, the Panthers grabbed unathletic tackle machine LB Paddy Fisher, who will basically give you 90% of Chiefs second-rounder Nick Bolton’s skillset. I’m a big fan of UAB RB Spencer Brown -- to stick with the percentage thing, "The Moose" is about 90% of 2020 Packers’ second-round pick AJ Dillon, offering the same skills in a less-athletic package (I thought Brown's 49th-percentile RAS composite would push him over the hump to get drafted, but no dice).

Peyton Ramsey seems like a jolly lad to have on the practice squad soaking up Joe Brady’s offense for a few years. Meanwhile, I’d be more intrigued by the addition of Wisconsin FB Mason Stokke -- one of the class’ best fullbacks, and a signing that otherwise had Alec Ingold potential -- had the Panthers not taken Tommy Tremble in R3. I’m not sure there will be another open roster spot for a blocker. 

[TheSpecialJuan]

That’s great but he’s wrong, we didn’t sign Ramsey or the BYU LB

[BlitzMonster]

My bet is that a lot of these UDFA become our practice squad.

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With that big signing bonus, OG David Moore is a lock for our PS (if not the tail end of the roster).  How he does in training camp will determine where he ultimately ends up.  But he'll be a Panther in 2021.

We're pretty thin at LB so there's an opening for Paddy Fisher.  He could also be a special teams demon for the team if he makes the full roster. 

The Panthers will likely run a "ground & pound" rushing-oriented offense this season to support QB Sam Darnold.  That bodes well for any RB like Spencer Brown trying to make the extended roster (and for FB Mason Stokke as well - though his position might be lost to the versatility of Tommy Tremble).  

Finally QB Peyton Ramsey is a smart player that the Panthers could do a lot worse with on the PS.  The son of a coach, Ramsey might make for a good fit for the team long-term as the backup QB.

 

[Basbear]

Take out Moore and this group is the weakest group league wide. Finesser used up all his draft mojo with all the trading back. He focused on signing players at workouts, my guess is he thought most of the UDFAs where too far out of shape.

I think the panthers had the lowest number of signed UDFAs and one was a token punter. 

Edited May 12, 2021 by Basbear

[BlitzMonster]

4 minutes ago, Basbear said:

I think the panthers had the lowest number of signed UDFAs and one was a token punter. 

You do understand with a big free agent class and 11 draft picks, the Panthers didn't have a lot of spots left on the 90 man off-season roster.  

[Basbear]

1 minute ago, BlitzMonster said:

You do understand with a big free agent class and 11 draft picks, the Panthers didn't have a lot of spots left on the 90 man off-season roster.  

Yes. Leading up to draft he signed a few guys like OT Ivey and WR Simon. He could have passed on them and had more spots. 

[Shocker]

Doubt anyone makes it from this list.  We will cut some really good players, probably some draft picks.

[Daddy_Uncle]

1 hour ago, Basbear said:

Yes. Leading up to draft he signed a few guys like OT Ivey and WR Simon. He could have passed on them and had more spots. 

lol complaining about not getting enough udfa's. People will literally bitch about anything

[Basbear]

29 minutes ago, Daddy_Uncle said:

lol complaining about not getting enough udfa's. People will literally bitch about anything

Bitachin? Complaining? I just question why he filled the spots right before the draft, rather than have the least UDFA pool in the league. His choice, but most of these have be on the market for over one year. The panthers were about the only team to sign players less than one month before the draft. But if want to call that whatever, go ahead. 

• 04/13

  Signed FB Mikey Daniel

• 04/13

  Signed DE Frank Herron

• 04/13

  Signed DT P.J. Johnson

• 04/12

  Signed CB A.J. Bouye

• 04/06

  Signed S J.T. Ibe

• 04/06

  Signed CB Jalen Julius

• 04/06

  Signed T Martez Ivey

[The Huddler]