Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 19, 2025

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  • Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CAR)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CAR)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CAR)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CAR)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CAR)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CAR)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Drayk Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CAR)
Drayk Bowen
LB Notre Dame
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (CAR)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall C
ValueF NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers did enough to get by: C.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Panthers started one anyway for Patrick Payton, 221 picks ahead of schedule. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C in the wash.

Landing Dennis-Sutton that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Patrick Payton
In the 16th overall pick they get a double-digit-sack hope, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick48 Rnd2 Eric Rivers
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Eric Rivers. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick80 Rnd3 Avieon Terrell
Avieon Terrell at pick No. 80 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick116 Rnd4 Zion Young
A edge rusher of that caliber at the 116th pick is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick151 Rnd5 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley in pick 151 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick156 Rnd5 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane at No. 156 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.
Pick196 Rnd6 Drayk Bowen
They reached a country mile for Drayk Bowen at pick No. 196, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick231 Rnd7 Dani Dennis-Sutton
Dani Dennis-Sutton at Round 7, Pick 16 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.