jrvidAles'S MOCK DRAFT
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jrvidAles'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 21, 2025

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  • jrvidAles DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CAR)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Davin Vann Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Davin Vann
DE-EDGE NC State
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
Draft Picks Received
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (IND)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIN)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Donald Chaney Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (IND)
Donald Chaney
RB Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Brady Christensen
OG
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall C-
ValueF NeedB+ TradesC FutureC-
A weekend that raised as many questions as it answered. The Panthers get a C-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Davin Vann, 132 picks early at the 146th pick.

That is an edge rusher worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. That linebacker hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.

Hit on Nic Scourton and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Nic Scourton
In pick 8 they get a bendy edge with upside, a steep price for the projection. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick24 Rnd1 Denzel Burke
In the 24th pick they get a potential shutdown corner, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick74 Rnd3 Mike Green
Mike Green at the Round 3 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick140 Rnd5 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
They left a pile of value on the table to take KeAndre Lambert-Smith this early at Round 5, Pick 2. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick146 Rnd5 Davin Vann
This one needs a full-page explanation: Davin Vann in slot 146, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick163 Rnd5 Tyler Batty
Value said wait; Tyler Batty in pick No. 163 says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick230 Rnd7 Fadil Diggs
They went early on Fadil Diggs in the 230th overall pick, and the value did not follow. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.