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2019 NFL Draft: Two-round, 32-team mock amid scouting combine

By Peter Panacy

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stands at the podium during a moment of silence for the victims and those others affected by the Bombing at the Boston Marathon in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stands at the podium during a moment of silence for the victims and those others affected by the Bombing at the Boston Marathon in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) /
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MIAMI, FL – OCTOBER 06: Brian Burns #99 of the Florida State Seminoles causes a fumble by N’Kosi Perry #5 of the Miami Hurricanes in the first half at Hard Rock Stadium on October 6, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FL – OCTOBER 06: Brian Burns #99 of the Florida State Seminoles causes a fumble by N’Kosi Perry #5 of the Miami Hurricanes in the first half at Hard Rock Stadium on October 6, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /

EDGE. Florida State. Brian Burns. 16. player. 87.

The Carolina Panthers are going to have to absorb the retirement loss of veteran EDGE Julius Peppers this offseason, and thankfully they’ll have a deep crop of outside pass-rushers to supplement the absence.

Carolina could go one of a few different directions here. But considering the quarterbacking talent the Panthers will face within the division, it might be best to go with one of the purest pass-rushers available in this year’s class, Florida State’s Brian Burns.

Burns’ run-stopping abilities will need some work, meaning he’ll likely start as a sub-package guy out of the gate. But that’s good enough, considering the 6-foot-5 talent still has room to grow in his frame.