Here’s why Carolina Panthers should draft West Virginia’s Will Grier

West Virginia quarterback Will Grier (7), who played in high school at Davidson Day, makes sense as a second-round draft pick for the Carolina Panthers. Ray Thompson AP

NFL coaches and executives usually mock mock drafts. I can see the Carolina Panthers mocking those who believe the team has to use its first two picks on an edge rusher and an offensive lineman. The Panthers have to select an edge rusher and offensive lineman because those are positions of need. There can be no doubt.

Of course, there is doubt. There is always doubt. There are always surprises.

Joe Person’s mock draft in The Athletic surprised me. He has the Panthers investing their second-round pick, the 47th overall, not on…