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2017 NFL Mock Draft: Wild Trade Throws Top 10 Out of Whack

By Erik Lambert

Oct 15, 2015; Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford Cardinal defensive tackle Solomon Thomas (90) celebrates after a tackle in the second quarter against the UCLA Bruins in a NCAA football game at Stanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 15, 2015; Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford Cardinal defensive tackle Solomon Thomas (90) celebrates after a tackle in the second quarter against the UCLA Bruins in a NCAA football game at Stanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 5, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers running back Leonard Fournette (7) runs as Alabama Crimson Tide defensive lineman Dalvin Tomlinson (54) and linebacker Reuben Foster (10) pursue during the third quarter of a game at Tiger Stadium. Alabama defeated LSU 10-0. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers running back Leonard Fournette (7) runs as Alabama Crimson Tide defensive lineman Dalvin Tomlinson (54) and linebacker Reuben Foster (10) pursue during the third quarter of a game at Tiger Stadium. Alabama defeated LSU 10-0. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /

8. Carolina Panthers

LSU. Leonard Fournette . 8. player. 87. The Carolina Panthers already have one of the most dangerous mobile quarterbacks in the NFL with Cam Newton. So what’s a way to make him potentially lethal? Put a running back in the same backfield that defenses have to account for. When they had it with Jonathan Stewart in 2015, that offense was unstoppable. When Stewart fell off in 2016, they struggled. Having a legitimate running back is critical for Carolina. <p>That is what makes selecting Leonard Fournette at #8 so easy. He’s the most talented back to come out of college in a long time. A big and powerful guy who just also happens to be fast. Defenses fear him for his tackling breaking ability almost as much as they fear that extra gear he hits when in the open field. Nobody wants to imagine what would happen if he’s given the open lanes that would come from being with Newton in the backfield.</p>. RB

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