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Corey Wootton, DE - Northwestern
Pick made by Bullard47:
There were a lot of different of different choices I could have made, but in the end it looked like the two biggest needs for Carolina were DE and WR. TE is something that I would have rather picked, but with Gronk gone at 40, I had to focus on other needs and not reach for someone like Hernandez from Florida. In all truthfulness though, DE is a HUGE need for the Panthers. After dealing Julius Peppers, the rest of the depth for DE now on the roster had a total of 5 sacks last year. That is not a playoff-caliber pass rush, or even a winning record-caliber pass rush. With a serious need to upgrade both a pass rush AND a pretty bad rush defense(22nd in YPG, 20th in YPC, and 19th in rushing TD's allowed), a verastile End like Wootton fits perfectly. The Panthers will have to wait until they can hold on to a first round pick for then to have a hope of finding a real pass rushing threat to replace Peppers.In the end, a more versatile WR might be a better value at this spot with players like Brandon LaFell, Mardy Gilyard, and Jacoby Ford all possible. But it is my belief that two of those three may be available in the third round.
How will he impact the 2010 Panthers?
Though Wootton does not figure to be a dominant pass rusher at the Pro level, he will be an upgrade over depth and will be able to plug in all over the front line of this Ron Meeks-coached defense. The hope is that last year's second round pick, Everette Brown, decides to push his way into the starter's job and be very productive. It would have been nice if they could have also picked up a productive vet like Alex Brown, but they lost the race to division rival New Orleans. Look for Wootton to have a great chance at starting opposite Brown on Day 1, and also to be rotated in at 3-tech DT.
Wootten's Scouting Report from Mocking the Draft
First Round pick for the Panthers: None
The 49ers, and BlueVol03, are on the clock...
First Round:
| Pos | Team | Player | Pos | School | Drafter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis | Jimmy Clausen | QB | Notre Dame | TouchdownColts |
| 2 | Detroit | Russell Okung | OT | Oklahoma St. | coltsfan723 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay | Ndamukong Suh | DT | Nebraska | TheAngelsColts |
| 4 | Washington | Sam Bradford | QB | Oklahoma | Colts Homer |
| 5 | Kansas City | Eric Berry | S | Tennessee | sanders_fan89 |
| 6 | Seattle | Gerald McCoy | DT | Oklahoma | shake n bake |
| 7 | Cleveland | Earl Thomas | S | Texas | 2ndBlueGeneration |
| 8 | Oakland | Bruce Campbell | OT | Maryland | LovinBlue |
| 9 | Buffalo | Bryan Bulaga | OT | Iowa | Cassieper |
| 10 | Jacksonville | Rolando McClain | LB | Alabama | peytonsthebest |
| 11 | Denver | Derrick Morgan | DE | Georgia Tech | JPBarnett |
| 12 | Miami | Dez Bryant | WR | Oklahoma St. | fpacheco |
| 13 | San Francisco | Joe Haden | CB | Florida | BlueVol03 |
| 14 | Seattle | Charles Brown | OT | USC | shake n bake |
| 15 | N.Y. Giants | C.J. Spiller | RB | Clemson | gizzardfanny |
| 16 | Tennessee | Jason Pierre-Paul | DE | South Florida | Addai Another Day |
| 17 | San Francisco | Mike Iupati | G | Idaho | BlueVol03 |
| 18 | Pittsburgh | Kyle Wilson | CB | Boise St. | LV Steelers Fan |
| 19 | Atlanta | Brandon Graham | DE | Michigan | fiftycal2004 |
| 20 | Houston | Dan Williams | DT | Tennessee | Aerostar193 |
| 21 | Cincinnati | Sean Weatherspoon | OLB | Missouri | FineClub |
| 22 | New England | Jared Odrick | DE | Penn State | skywalker |
| 23 | Green Bay | Trent Williams | OT | Oklahoma | bracketismyboy |
| 24 | Philadelphia | Jerry Hughes | OLB | TCU | TehRhino |
| 25 | Baltimore | Jermaine Gresham | TE | Oklahoma | SupermanWearsBobSander'sPJs |
| 26 | Arizona | Sergio Kindle | DE/OLB | Texas | NYKings |
| 27 | Dallas | Anthony Davis | OT | Rutgers | SupermanWearsBobSander'sPJs |
| 28 | San Diego | Ryan Mathews | RB | Fresno State | chad72 |
| 29 | N.Y. Jets | Golden Tate | WR | Notre Dame | diagenesis |
| 30 | Minnesota | Maurkice Pouncey | G/C | Florida | DClark#44 |
| 31 | Indianapolis | Devin McCourty | CB | Rutgers | mgrex03 |
| 32 | New Orleans | Carlos Dunlap | DE | Florida | palco |
Second Round:
| Pos | Team | Player | Pos | School | Drafter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | St. Louis | Ricky Sapp | DE | Clemson | TouchdownColts |
| 34 | Detroit | Jahvid Best | RB | California | coltsfan723 |
| 35 | Tampa Bay | Everson Griffen | DE | USC | TheAngelsColts |
| 36 | Kansas City | Terrence Cody | DT | Alabama | sanders_fan89 |
| 37 | Philadelphia | Taylor Mays | S | USC | TehRhino |
| 38 | Cleveland | Jonathan Dwyer | RB | Georgia Tech | 2ndBlueGeneration |
| 39 | Oakland | Tyson Alualu | DT | California | LovinBlue |
| 40 | San Diego | Rob Gronkowski | TE | Arizona | chad72 |
| 41 | Buffalo | Eric Norwood | OLB | South Carolina | Cassieper |
| 42 | Tampa Bay | Damian Williams | WR | USC | TheAngelsColts |
| 43 | Miami | Nate Allen | FS | South Florida | fpacheco |
| 44 | New England | Brandon Spikes | LB | Florida | skywalker |
| 45 | Denver | Brian Price | DT | UCLA | JPBarnett |
| 46 | N.Y. Giants | Daryl Washington | LB | TCU | gizzardfanny |
| 47 | New England | Koa Misi | LB | Utah | skywalker |
| 48 | Carolina | Corey Wootton | DE | Northwestern | Bullard47 |
| 49 | San Francisco | BlueVol03 | |||
| 50 | Kansas City | sanders_fan89 | |||
| 51 | Houston | Aerostar193 | |||
| 52 | Pittsburgh | LV Steelers Fan | |||
| 53 | New England | skywalker | |||
| 54 | Cincinnati | FineClub | |||
| 55 | Philadelphia | TehRhino | |||
| 56 | Green Bay | bracketismyboy | |||
| 57 | Baltimore | SupermanWearsBobSander'sPJs | |||
| 58 | Arizona | NYKings | |||
| 59 | Dallas | jules62 | |||
| 60 | Seattle | shake n bake | |||
| 61 | N.Y. Jets | diagenesis | |||
| 62 | Minnesota | Dclark#44 | |||
| 63 | Indianapolis | mgrex03 | |||
| 64 | New Orleans | palco |