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Hans'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 24, 2025

2026

  • Hans DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (CAR)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CAR)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (CAR)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
LeQuint Allen Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
LeQuint Allen
RB Syracuse
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Maxen Hook Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Maxen Hook
S Toledo
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BAL)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BAL)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (BAL)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (DAL)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (DET)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (DAL)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kaiir Elam
CB
Head Shot
Creed Humphrey
C
Head Shot
Travis Jones
DT
Head Shot
Nate Lynn
LB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall A
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
Nobody dealt better than the Panthers this weekend: A.

The real work happened on the phones. The Panthers fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. Just about everything broke right, and the A follows.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker. The Hook value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick59 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Nice patience on Aireontae Ersery, who had no business lasting to the 59th overall pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick111 Rnd4 Tai Felton
Tai Felton at No. 111 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick129 Rnd4 Nohl Williams
Value with a capital V on Nohl Williams in pick 129, a genuine coup. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick136 Rnd4 Cobee Bryant
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Cobee Bryant at slot 136 is the proof. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick140 Rnd5 Dorian Strong
Dorian Strong slipping to pick No. 140 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick146 Rnd5 LeQuint Allen
A reasonable price with a little left over, LeQuint Allen in Round 5, Pick 8. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick163 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
Nothing to complain about; Damien Martinez went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick230 Rnd7 Maxen Hook
The board had Maxen Hook higher than the Round 7 slot, and the safety fell to them anyway. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jermari Harris
A slide stopped in pick No. 247, with Jermari Harris worth more than the price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.