Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON NOV 24, 2025

2025 CIN

  • Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Elijhah Badger Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Elijhah Badger
WR Florida
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Trikweze Bridges Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Trikweze Bridges
S Florida
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Kai Kroeger Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kai Kroeger
P South Carolina
Chandler Martin Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Chandler Martin
OLB Memphis
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall C
ValueF NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The jury is out on the Panthers. For now, C.

The Panthers went off the board in a big way for Trikweze Bridges, 316 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C.

The Royals steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Nic Scourton
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick57 Rnd2 Elijhah Badger
They talked themselves into Elijhah Badger at No. 57, and the board did not agree. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins at pick No. 74 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick111 Rnd4 Trikweze Bridges
Trikweze Bridges at slot 111 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick114 Rnd4 Jalen Royals
They robbed the room for Jalen Royals here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at pick 140 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick146 Rnd5 Vernon Broughton
They left a pile of value on the table to take Vernon Broughton this early at the 146th pick. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick163 Rnd5 Kai Kroeger
They reached into another round for Kai Kroeger, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Chandler Martin
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Chandler Martin well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.