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Springsteen320'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 29, 2025

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  • Springsteen320 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CAR)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (CAR)
Que Robinson
LB-EDGE Alabama
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CAR)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
CJ Dippre Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (CAR)
CJ Dippre
TE Alabama
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CAR)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CAR)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
Shemar James Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (CAR)
Shemar James
LB Florida
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (CAR)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
Que Robinson
LB-EDGE Alabama
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
CJ Dippre Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
CJ Dippre
TE Alabama
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
Shemar James Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Shemar James
LB Florida
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIA)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (LV)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (ATL)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Panthers: B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Panthers took Gino Garcia a full 45 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

On value alone, Neal makes the weekend a net positive. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In slot 8 they get a disruptive interior force at fair value.
Pick57 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Xavier Watts at the 57th pick is the proof. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick74 Rnd3 Tre Harris
Value with a capital V on Tre Harris in the Round 3 slot, a genuine coup. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick114 Rnd4 Devin Neal
The board fumbled Devin Neal all the way to No. 114, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jacob Parrish
They robbed the room for Jacob Parrish here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick143 Rnd5 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. at the 143rd overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick150 Rnd5 Que Robinson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Que Robinson in the 150th pick, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick163 Rnd5 Seth McLaughlin
By-the-book stuff, Seth McLaughlin at slot 163 squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick204 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at No. 204 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick213 Rnd6 CJ Dippre
They reached a country mile for CJ Dippre at pick 213, and the board is aghast. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick224 Rnd7 Donovan Smith
A wild overpay on Donovan Smith in Round 7, Pick 8, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick239 Rnd7 Kobe Hudson
Taking Kobe Hudson in the Round 7 slot is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick247 Rnd7 Shemar James
Fair-plus on Shemar James, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick253 Rnd7 Gino Garcia
Value said wait; Gino Garcia in the 253rd overall pick says they were not listening. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.