2019 NFL Mock Draft: Injuries Already Changing the Outlook

RALEIGH, NC - NOVEMBER 25: Ryan Finley #15 of the North Carolina State Wolfpack reacts after scoring a touchdown against the North Carolina Tar Heels during their game at Carter Finley Stadium on November 25, 2017 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

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CHESTNUT HILL, MA – OCTOBER 27: Zach Allen #2 of the Boston College Eagles celebrates after the Eagles stopped the Florida State Seminoles on a fourth down during the third quarter at Alumni Stadium on October 27, 2017 in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

20. Carolina Panthers

87. . EDGE. Boston College. Zach Allen . 20. player

The Carolina Panthers haven’t done the best job of supplementing their defensive front with fresh bodies of late, particularly on the edges. They’re still reliant on Julius Peppers who is approaching 40-years old and Mario Addison who is into his 30s now. Nobody young has stepped up as of yet and they can’t be expected to get much from those two beyond 2018. That’s why they go for Zach Allen here. He might not be the athlete former teammate Harold Landry was, but he’s quicker than he gets credit for and pairs that with impressive strength and a high motor that enables him to disrupt plays in the backfield.

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