There are at least five plug and play Day 1 guards in this draft class. Will the Panthers draft one?

After the Panthers elected not to re-sign Andrew Norwell, they opened a significant need on the left side of their line. While I continue to think highly of Taylor Moton, the team prefers his future to be at offensive tackle. That leaves a depth chart of Jeremiah Sirles, Amini Silatolu, and possibly Tyler Larsen. Not ideal.

Fortunately, there are at least five plug and play Day 1 guards in this draft class. However, with the rising values being placed on guards the Panthers likely have to take one in the first two rounds.

Before I get into the five prospects, I want to make it clear that I’m using DraftScout’s positional projection. That means guys with versatility like James Daniels, Frank…