Truckley45'S MOCK DRAFT
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Truckley45'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON NOV 19, 2025

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  • Truckley45 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CAR)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Romello Height Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CAR)
Romello Height
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CAR)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CAR)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (CAR)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CAR)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (CAR)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Eric O'Neill at the 157th overall pick is 40 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

Getting Cooper Jr. where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Cashius Howell
In pick No. 17 they get a premier pass rusher, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Romello Height
They liked Romello Height enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 2, Pick 17. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick81 Rnd3 Will Lee III
Will Lee III in slot 81 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick117 Rnd4 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. at pick 117 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick153 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
They jumped the gun on Jacob Rodriguez, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick157 Rnd5 Eric O'Neill
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Eric O'Neill. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick195 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner slid further than he should have, and pick No. 195 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick231 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
A reach on Bryce Foster in the Round 7 slot; the board had better options right there. The roster fit checks out.