charlesctaylorjr24749'S MOCK DRAFT
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charlesctaylorjr24749'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 27, 2025

1st Mock Draft

  • charlesctaylorjr24749 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (CAR)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (CAR)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
RJ Oben Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
RJ Oben
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Beaux Collins Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Beaux Collins
WR Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SF)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (SF)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Players Gained
Head Shot
Yetur Gross-Matos
LB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueF NeedB+ TradesA FutureB+
The Panthers kept it disciplined and banked a B.

The Jimmy Horn Jr. selection is the head-turner. The Panthers reached 169 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

The Starks steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The Panthers indulged a want in Cross III while a need in quarterback and tight end stayed open.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Benjamin Morrison
In the 11th pick they get a potential shutdown corner, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick57 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Taking Malaki Starks in pick No. 57 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jack Kiser
Value said wait; Jack Kiser in the 74th overall pick says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick111 Rnd4 Rylie Mills
Rylie Mills at slot 111 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick114 Rnd4 Howard Cross III
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending Round 4, Pick 12 on Howard Cross III with quarterback and tight end unsolved.
Pick138 Rnd4 Trevor Etienne
Trevor Etienne in the Round 4 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick140 Rnd5 Willie Lampkin
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Willie Lampkin well ahead of where he belonged. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick146 Rnd5 RJ Oben
They left a pile of value on the table to take RJ Oben this early at pick 146. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jimmy Horn Jr.
Jimmy Horn Jr. in No. 163 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick230 Rnd7 Beaux Collins
Beaux Collins at slot 230 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.