Bleacher Report

Fit and situation are often overlooked when it comes to projecting talent to the NFL level despite both being critical to the success or failure of so many prospects. "NFL careers are much more circumstantial than most people realize," former NFL offensive lineman Ross Tucker wrote after laying out how multiple issues outside of his control impacted his seven-year career. Talent is always present. But it's not always placed in the right position to flourish. Thus, the situation in which an individual is placed should always be taken into account, before and after the fact. This latest mock draft is meant to take those factors into consideration and how they'll determine who is slotted where. Order was determined by submitted power rankings going into training camp, which will publish on Monday. As opposed to other much-too-early mocks, the Carolina Panthers are not on the clock. Instead, a squad in desperate need of a quarterback change opens this edition.