Ryker'S MOCK DRAFT
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Ryker'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 9, 2025

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  • Ryker DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CAR)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CAR)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CAR)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Panthers, and a B to prove it.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Panthers did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to cornerback, which was the need that mattered most.

That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. On the needs board they went 3 of 9, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

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

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Kadyn Proctor
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the offensive line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick48 Rnd2 Ja'Kobi Lane
Ja'Kobi Lane at pick No. 48 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick80 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson at No. 80 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.