1k'S MOCK DRAFT
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1k'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 22, 2025

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2025

  • 1k DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Robert Longerbeam Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Robert Longerbeam
CB Rutgers
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Panthers, and a B- to prove it.

Nobody else had Robert Longerbeam anywhere near slot 140. The Panthers did, by 77 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. King at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on James Pearce Jr.. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick57 Rnd2 Bradyn Swinson
A straight-up fair deal on Bradyn Swinson at the 57th pick, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
They paid up for Jordan Burch at slot 74 when waiting would have done the job. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick111 Rnd4 Nick Nash
A big swing on Nick Nash at pick 111, well ahead of any board in the building. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick114 Rnd4 Oluwafemi Oladejo
Oluwafemi Oladejo at pick No. 114 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick140 Rnd5 Robert Longerbeam
A wild overpay on Robert Longerbeam in No. 140, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick146 Rnd5 Kobe King
Kobe King at pick 146 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim at Round 5, Pick 25 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick230 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
Value said wait; Tonka Hemingway in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. It adds depth where they could use a little.