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Take the risk on Wilson. A third isn't a risk to begin with. If he's that good use the second 2. He's  mid second rd on Big Boards. He will be long gone if we aren't aggressive 

 

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5 hours ago, MillionDollarCam said:

I get not a lot of people watch ACC ball but it’s Payton Wilson for me and I’m a UNC guy.

Wilson arguably had the best season of any linebacker in FBS football last year and he does everything well. He can get after the QB, stop the run, he’s great in coverage, his angles are excellent, etc… All of his question marks (i.e. injury history, strength, and age) have nothing to do with his actual play.

Just watch his tape against UNC, he absolutely dominated.

His competitive nature is exactly what the Panthers need.

I’d take the risk that his injury history is behind him and that with some NFL weight lifting, he’ll get a little stronger.

I get sean lee vibes, ILB for the cowboys. 2nd rounder, long career --- but didn't play many complete seasons. Buy when healthy a top 5 lb. 

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You can forget Wilson dropping to the 3rd round.  No way, a player falls to the 3rd round when he scooped up the Butkus and Bednarik awards.  

If we are desperate for a WR at 33 the best, we can hope for is Wilson falls to 39.

I'd take Wilson at 33 and WR at 39. 

I also think a plus with Wilson is he's been in Luke's back pocket for several years and they communicate often. (Or so I heard)

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Cooper is more Luvu (motor, blitz ability)

Wilson is more Kuechly (tackling machine, instincts)

Immediate impact players. And Wilson is not getting out the top 40 unless his medical is worse than expected. 

Cooper with his closing speed could be a nightmare in our scheme lined up with Clowney, Wonnum and Shaq. We could manufacture more pressure.  

And pairing Wilson and Jewell would be actually insane from the instincts standpoint. No more 30 yard run gashes. 

This draft is so deep we "could" walk out with 3 starting caliber players before our first pick in the fourth imo. 

And I'll say this, if we drafted Wilson or Cooper and ended up signing Gilmore...Our defense "should" be improved from last year. Cooper is the Day 1 playmaker while Wilson is the diagnose, play recognize and attack player. Both are plug and play ...for this team. 

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