The Draft Wire’s fourth mock draft is up and it’s with the NFL’s Scouting Combine coming to a close on Monday. In this version, the Carolina Panthers get a little help on the defensive line with pass rusher Kevin Dodd from Clemson.

Overview: Dodd fits exactly what Carolina is looking for off the edge, offering a balanced skill set that can stop the run and win in a variety of ways as a pass rusher. He has the length and physicality to fit Carolina’s defense well, and could help provide a missing element up front.

We’ve covered it before, but Dodd is one of the best pass rushing prospects that the 2016 NFL Draft has to offer. While some mock drafts have him going well before the Panthers 30th overall selection in the first-round, we might get a chance to see him in Carolina blue after all.

Selecting Dodd in the first-round would immediately make veteran Charles Johnson far more expendable as Draft Wire’s Jon Ledyard seems to think that the rookie could play immediately.

“At 6-5, 275 pounds, Dodd is the real deal as a 4-3 defensive end prospect, boasting exceptional length and a well-built frame immediately suited for NFL action in the trenches.”

Even though Dodd is a bit of a one-year wonder and he only ran a 4.86 40-yard dash at the combine, his tape shows a player that is still growing while being able to play as a pure pass rusher immediately. The Panthers can use him in that role while they groom him to be a three-down defensive end over the next couple of years, simply by adding a cheap veteran that is better as a run stopper.

For the Panthers and Dodd, it seems like the perfect fit to help his career achieve it’s best while fitting a position of great need for Carolina.