elroy2k'S MOCK DRAFT
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elroy2k'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON OCT 4, 2025

CAR / NO 7RD

  • elroy2k DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Keldric Faulk
DL-EDGE Auburn
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CAR)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CAR)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (CAR)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CAR)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Jaren Kanak Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jaren Kanak
TE Oklahoma
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CAR)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CAR)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in No. 227 lands the Panthers a B, Green and all.

When a board-topper like Taylen Green slides to pick No. 227, you do not overthink it, and the Panthers did not. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

If Greene III pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with linebacker chief among the fixes.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Keldric Faulk
In the 8th pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick39 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
They barely believed it either: Dillon Thieneman still on the board at pick 39. The roster fit checks out.
Pick70 Rnd3 Connor Lew
Somehow Connor Lew was still sitting there in No. 70, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick105 Rnd4 Sonny Styles
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Sonny Styles in Round 4, Pick 5, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick143 Rnd5 Earnest Greene III
Earnest Greene III in pick No. 143 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick153 Rnd5 Jaren Kanak
They talked themselves into Jaren Kanak at the Round 5 slot, and the board did not agree. It fills a real need, too.
Pick193 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III at the 193rd overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick227 Rnd7 Taylen Green
Taking Taylen Green in slot 227 is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.