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bcauthe0'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 19, 2025

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  • bcauthe0 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CAR)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CAR)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Jay Toia Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CAR)
Jay Toia
DT UCLA
Kyle Monangai Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (CAR)
Kyle Monangai
RB Rutgers
Desmond Watson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Desmond Watson
DT Florida
Draft Picks Received
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Jay Toia Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jay Toia
DT UCLA
Kyle Monangai Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (DAL)
Kyle Monangai
RB Rutgers
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ted Karras
C
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Panthers turned the phones into found money: B+.

The Panthers went off the board in a big way for Luke Lachey, 49 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

The Campbell value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The Ted Karras deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In No. 17 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at pick 44 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick49 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
Donovan Ezeiruaku in pick No. 49 is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick57 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
No edge and no loss on Jayden Higgins in the Round 2 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick74 Rnd3 Deone Walker
They paid up for Deone Walker at the 74th pick when waiting would have done the job. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick111 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom slid further than he should have, and Round 4, Pick 9 is lovely value for the safety. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick114 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Anthony Belton. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick119 Rnd4 Dorian Strong
Dorian Strong at No. 119 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick140 Rnd5 Oluwafemi Oladejo
Oluwafemi Oladejo in pick No. 140 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick146 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
A reasonable price with a little left over, Malachi Moore in pick 146. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick163 Rnd5 Luke Lachey
A wild overpay on Luke Lachey in the Round 5 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jay Toia
They took Jay Toia at par in the 204th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick217 Rnd7 Kyle Monangai
They paid sticker price for Kyle Monangai in slot 217, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick230 Rnd7 Desmond Watson
A straight-up fair deal on Desmond Watson at the 230th pick, value and slot in agreement. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.