CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Finding an NFL mock draft that does not peg either Kenny Pickett or Malik Willis to Carolina is difficult.
ESPN draft analysts Todd McShay and Jordan Reid both forecast the Panthers will select Pickett in their most recent predictions. Last week, NFL Network’s Charles Davis mocked Willis to Carolina, making him the first quarterback selected. Reid had Willis going No. 2 to the Detroit Lions.
Regardless, the national consensus is if the Panthers select a quarterback, it will be either Pickett or Willis. But some scouts disagree. One NFL scout, who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak, told The Charlotte Observer that they think Cincinnati quarterback Desmond Ridder would fit best in Carolina.
