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2025 Carolina Panthers 7-Round Mock Draft

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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CAR)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CAR)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (CAR)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CAR)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CAR)
Shemar Turner
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Jordan White Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jordan White
C Liberty
Nick Martin Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (CAR)
Nick Martin
LB Oklahoma State
Gentry Williams Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (CAR)
Gentry Williams
CB Oklahoma
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (CAR)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B-.

The Panthers spent the pick that matters most on Shedeur Sanders, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.

White has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. On value alone, Williams makes the weekend a net positive.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In the 4th overall pick they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
They paid sticker price for JT Tuimoloau in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick66 Rnd3 Luke Kandra
They jumped the gun on Luke Kandra, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick102 Rnd4 Elic Ayomanor
Elic Ayomanor slipping to the 102nd pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick142 Rnd5 Shemar Turner
Value said wait; Shemar Turner in No. 142 says they were not listening. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick146 Rnd5 Jordan White
Jordan White in Round 5, Pick 8 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick178 Rnd6 Nick Martin
A reach on Nick Martin in pick 178; the board had better options right there. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick216 Rnd7 Gentry Williams
Gentry Williams is a better player than pick No. 216 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick234 Rnd7 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor in the Round 7 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.