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Carolina Panthers Mock Draft: Week 17 Edition

By Christian Candeloro

ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 26: A video board displays the text "THE PICK IS IN" for the Carolina Panthers during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 26: A video board displays the text "THE PICK IS IN" for the Carolina Panthers during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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Round 2, Pick 38: QB Jordan Love – Utah State

(TRADE – Panthers trade #40 and #72 to Jaguars in exchange for #38)

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA – OCTOBER 05: Quarterback Jordan Love #10 of the Utah State Aggies looks to throw a pass against the LSU Tigers at Tiger Stadium on October 05, 2019 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA – OCTOBER 05: Quarterback Jordan Love #10 of the Utah State Aggies looks to throw a pass against the LSU Tigers at Tiger Stadium on October 05, 2019 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) /

To be honest with you, if this were a mock draft where we could trade, I would have easily moved up a few spots and selected quarterback Jordan Love out of Utah State. You know what? I make the rules in this mock draft and the Panthers are going to trade up to select Love, a talented quarterback that will end up being a steal at this spot.

Last year, Carolina moved up 10 spots in the 2nd round and it cost them their 2nd and 3rd round picks, so that’s what we’ll use as the basis. It’s worth it for the Panthers to get a project quarterback that can sit behind Cam Newton next season and continue to grow.

There are a lot of holes in the mental portion of Love’s game but the physical tools are present to make Love a dynamic quarterback in an NFL offense.

Scout’s Take

"Jordan Love is a vertical passing quarterback, who has shown excellent technique, better than average accuracy and serviceable anticipation. The areas he needs to improve on are his decision making when deciding to throw it deep and getting past the first or second read in his progression. Love isn’t going to thrive in any offense and has trouble throwing while under pressure. He will need an offensive line protecting him at the line of scrimmage and a coach that can scheme up passing plays that make the most of his vertical style of passing."

Also Available

RB Travis Etienne (Clemson), QB Jacob Eason (Washington), QB Jalen Hurts (Oklahoma), QB Jake Fromm (Georgia), LB Kenneth Murray (Oklahoma)

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