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[raleigh-panther]

From the Charlotte observer today 

Second round: No. 39: Kelee Ringo, CB, Georgia

The Panthers’ needs at cornerback are more glaring than most realize. Jaycee Horn is an emerging star but has played in 16 games in two seasons. A foot fracture cost him 14 games of his rookie season in 2021. Last year he started 13 games but missed time due to two different injuries. A rib injury suffered in Week 5 kept him out of two games. He returned in Week 8 but broke his hand seven weeks later that ended his season. 

Horn’s injuries forced him to miss both games against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 7 and 17, respectively. 

The depth behind Horn is shaky at best. Veteran Donte Jackson will return next season, but he’s recovering from a Week 10 Achilles injury. Jackson turns 28 years old in November. C.J. Henderson flashed at times last year but struggled against opposing No. 1 receivers after Jackson and Horn were out. Keith Taylor is only entering his third season, but he underwhelmed during extended action last year. 

The Panthers projected top-four cornerbacks were all acquired under a different head coach. It is unclear how the new Panthers regime feels about their defensive backs. Carolina signed safeties Vonn Bell and Eric Rowe during free agency. If new defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero wants a cornerback then targeting one at No. 39 would make sense. 

At 6 foot 2 and 205 pounds, Georiga cornerback Kelee Ringo has desirable measurables. He ran a 4.36 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine. As a two-year starter for the Bulldogs, Ringo was a key part of the team’s top-ranked defense. There are questions about his small-area quickness. He’ll need to develop into a capable man-coverage defender. But the Panthers have the infrastructure in place to develop a young, athletic cornerback into a star. 

Third round: No. 93 (via SF): Jayden Reed, WR, Michigan State

Fourth round: No. 114: Blake Freeland, OT, BYU

Fifth round: No. 145: Andre Carter, Edge, Army

 

 

[SaltAndPepper]

I'd rather take Brents at 39 if he's available. 

[Khyber53]

I don't think Carter will be there in the fifth. I still say we'll go DT with Mazi Smith in round 2, grab a TE in the third with Tucker Kraft, Edge DJ Johnson in the fourth, Emil Ekiyor out of Alabama in the fifth.

[Hoenheim]

That's definitely not a sexy draft  

Not really a fan of any of those picks. I really don't want a CB at pick 2 seriously it's like we're picking out of fear of injury vs bpa 

Get a player to help your undersized QB on offense or get a pass rusher to compliment burns . 

Edited April 24, 2023 by Hoenheim

[Smithers]

Still think we will sign a CB in FA.  Tre Flowers is still out there, as is Darby and Darius Phillips.  

[TheSpecialJuan]

19 minutes ago, Smithers said:

Still think we will sign a CB in FA.  Tre Flowers is still out there, as is Darby and Darius Phillips.  

I think we draft one at #39 and sign an EDGE free agent after the draft 

[Shocker]

1 minute ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

I think we draft one at #39 and sign an EDGE free agent after the draft 

Tomato, tomoto.  But I agree both get addressed.  

[TheSpecialJuan]

4 minutes ago, Shocker said:

Tomato, tomoto.  But I agree both get addressed.  

There are better EDGE options in free agency (Ngokoue, Clowney, Ingram, Leonard Floyd) than there are free agent CB's

[Shocker]

Just now, TheSpecialJuan said:

There are better EDGE options in free agency (Ngokoue, Clowney, Ingram, Leonard Floyd) than there are free agent CB's

Yeah, good call there

[Smithers]

47 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

I think we draft one at #39 and sign an EDGE free agent after the draft 

Idk - with Burns coming up for an extension, we really need another starting edge on a rookie deal for a few years.  

[Smithers]

38 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

There are better EDGE options in free agency (Ngokoue, Clowney, Ingram, Leonard Floyd) than there are free agent CB's

And you’ll pay 10M for each of them.  There’s still some really good corners out there.  Darby and Phillips both posted 70 pff grades. And both played under Evero last year.

[Shocker]

People focused on this Panthers offense but this damn defense full strength could  dominate.  We have some serious talent.  Add an Edge and LB and we are ready to roll…provided Action Jackson is ready.

Edited April 24, 2023 by Shocker

[TheBigKat]

If by some chance he falls to the 2nd… Trenton Simpson better be the pick. We’re THIN at LB and this young man has the athletic freakish talent of Parsons. With Shaq getting old, Luvu is a JAG, we need to rebuild the storied tradition of GREAT LB play in the Carolinas 

 

(Mills, Greene, Morgan, Witherspoon, Beason, Kuechly)

[WOW!!]

31 minutes ago, Smithers said:

Idk - with Burns coming up for an extension, we really need another starting edge on a rookie deal for a few years.  

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