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Post-free agency full NFL two-round mock: Redskins trade down

By Ian Cummings

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 28: Wide receiver Justin Jefferson #2 of the LSU Tigers reacts to a play during the game against the Oklahoma Sooners in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 28, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 28: Wide receiver Justin Jefferson #2 of the LSU Tigers reacts to a play during the game against the Oklahoma Sooners in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 28, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA – SEPTEMBER 14: Kristian Fulton #1 of the LSU Tigers in action during a game against the Northwestern State Demons at Tiger Stadium on September 14, 2019 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA – SEPTEMBER 14: Kristian Fulton #1 of the LSU Tigers in action during a game against the Northwestern State Demons at Tiger Stadium on September 14, 2019 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /

player. 87. . Cornerback. Carolina Panthers. Kristian Fulton. 19

It’s peculiar that the Panthers, who hired offensive-minded head coach Matt Rhule, would make two defensive selections in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft, but that’s how the board fell in this mock. Isaiah Simmons was the best player available at No. 12, and LSU cornerback Kristian Fulton is one of the best available here. If he’s not the best, then his alignment with the Panthers’ top need makes up for it.

The Panthers recently lost James Bradberry in free agency to the New York Giants, and while Donte Jackson ensures that their cupboards aren’t entirely bare, they still need a No. 1 cornerback, or a player with No. 1 cornerback potential, to match up against the NFC South’s elite cast of receivers.

If you’re going up against Julio Jones, Michael Thomas, and Mike Evans three times a year, you’d probably rather have a cornerback that doesn’t give up a lot of space. That’s the kind of cornerback Kristian Fulton is. Fulton is as fluid as they come, and he’s smooth enough to stay with receivers step for step as they engage their route stems. He’s not the boom-or-bust type that Bradberry is; instead, Fulton makes his money on making one side of the field off limits.

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