Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 18, 2026

2025 draft 55

  • Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CAR)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Draft Picks Traded
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Logan Parr Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Logan Parr
OG SMU
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (NO)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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Tee Higgins
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Ikem Ekwonu
OT
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall D
ValueF NeedB+ TradesD+ FutureD
A puzzling weekend of work from the Panthers: D.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Panthers did exactly that with Elijah Roberts in pick No. 8.

The Wilson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

They gave back a little on the phones for the right to move. They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and linebacker is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Elijah Roberts
In the Round 1 slot they get a double-digit-sack hope, a steep price for the projection. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 Travis Hunter
Somehow Travis Hunter was still sitting there in the 40th overall pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick74 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
A straight-up fair deal on Tate Ratledge at Round 3, Pick 10, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick114 Rnd4 Nazir Stackhouse
They reached a country mile for Nazir Stackhouse at the 114th pick, and the board is aghast. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick140 Rnd5 Oluwafemi Oladejo
By-the-book stuff, Oluwafemi Oladejo at pick No. 140 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick146 Rnd5 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
KeAndre Lambert-Smith at pick 146 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
The board fumbled Jared Wilson all the way to Round 5, Pick 25, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.