Adam0831'S MOCK DRAFT
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Adam0831'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 27, 2025

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  • Adam0831 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Joshua Josephs Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CAR)
Joshua Josephs
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CAR)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CAR)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Sammy Omosigho Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Sammy Omosigho
LB Oklahoma
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CAR)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
Braylan Shelby Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (CAR)
Braylan Shelby
DE-EDGE USC
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CAR)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CAR)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Panthers treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the Round 5 slot on Braylan Shelby a full 45 spots early.

Abney II at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Joshua Josephs
In the 19th pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick51 Rnd2 Ja'Kobi Lane
A clean, defensible pick in the 51st overall pick with a little surplus value in Ja'Kobi Lane. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick83 Rnd3 Keith Abney II
They let Keith Abney II come to them and pounced at No. 83. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick119 Rnd4 Sammy Omosigho
Sammy Omosigho in pick No. 119 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick153 Rnd5 Vincent Anthony Jr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Vincent Anthony Jr. this early at Round 5, Pick 14. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick158 Rnd5 Braylan Shelby
This one needs a full-page explanation: Braylan Shelby in the Round 5 slot, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick200 Rnd6 Princewill Umanmielen
Value said wait; Princewill Umanmielen in No. 200 says they were not listening. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick235 Rnd7 Fernando Carmona
Fernando Carmona in slot 235 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.