Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 8, 2026

2025 draft 77

  • Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Steven Parker Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Steven Parker
DE-EDGE Texas State
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Ty French Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Ty French
LB-EDGE West Virginia
Ahmed Hassanein Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Ahmed Hassanein
DL-EDGE Boise State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jasheen Davis Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jasheen Davis
DL-EDGE Wake Forest
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall C+
ValueD NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers land in the muddy middle: C+.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Panthers took Steven Parker a full 297 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C+ in the wash.

Landing Jackson that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 4 of 9 of the wish list covered. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Will Johnson
Will Johnson at pick No. 8 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick57 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
They took Jayden Higgins at par in slot 57, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick74 Rnd3 Steven Parker
A big swing on Steven Parker at pick 74, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick111 Rnd4 Oluwafemi Oladejo
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Oluwafemi Oladejo well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick114 Rnd4 JJ Pegues
A real head-scratcher, JJ Pegues in Round 4, Pick 12 is miles ahead of his ranking. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick140 Rnd5 Ty French
They left a pile of value on the table to take Ty French this early at the Round 5 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick146 Rnd5 Ahmed Hassanein
Ahmed Hassanein at the 146th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick163 Rnd5 Donovan Jackson
They barely believed it either: Donovan Jackson still on the board at No. 163. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jasheen Davis
They reached a country mile for Jasheen Davis at the Round 7 slot, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.