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Keeppounding25'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON NOV 25, 2025

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Mock drafts from Keeppounding25

2026

  • Keeppounding25 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CAR)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CAR)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CAR)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CAR)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Jaden Greathouse Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jaden Greathouse
WR Notre Dame
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CAR)
DJ McKinney
CB Colorado
Khalil Barnes Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CAR)
Khalil Barnes
S Clemson
Jalen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jalen Thompson
DL-EDGE Michigan State
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall C+
ValueD NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A mixed bag for the Panthers, and a C+ to match.

The Panthers bet big and early on Iapani Laloulu, 79 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. A mixed bag that lands at C+.

The McKinney pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In slot 14 they get a cornerstone up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Nothing to complain about; Sonny Styles went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick80 Rnd3 Iapani Laloulu
A big swing on Iapani Laloulu at No. 80, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick115 Rnd4 Aaron Graves
Aaron Graves in Round 4, Pick 15 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaden Greathouse
They paid up for Jaden Greathouse at pick No. 151 when waiting would have done the job. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick154 Rnd5 DJ McKinney
They robbed the room for DJ McKinney here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick197 Rnd6 Khalil Barnes
They left a pile of value on the table to take Khalil Barnes this early at pick 197. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jalen Thompson
Jalen Thompson in the 231st pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.