jordans'S MOCK DRAFT
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jordans'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 9, 2025

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  • jordans DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CAR)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (CAR)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Que Robinson
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
CJ Dippre Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
CJ Dippre
TE Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Danielle Hunter
LB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueC NeedB+ TradesA- FutureA
The Panthers kept it disciplined and banked a B.

The Panthers spent real capital to be 39 picks early on JJ Pegues, and the board is going to hold them to it. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Danielle Hunter pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Nic Scourton
In the 25th pick they get juice off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
A straight-up fair deal on Jayden Higgins at pick No. 57, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick58 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
They went early on Maxwell Hairston in Round 2, Pick 26, and the value did not follow. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick74 Rnd3 Ashton Gillotte
Ashton Gillotte at No. 74 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in slot 111 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It fills a real need, too.
Pick114 Rnd4 Jackson Slater
A real head-scratcher, Jackson Slater in the Round 4 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick140 Rnd5 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
A big swing on Antwaun Powell-Ryland at the 140th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick146 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues at pick 146 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick163 Rnd5 Que Robinson
Que Robinson at the Round 5 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick166 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jay Higgins in pick No. 166, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick230 Rnd7 CJ Dippre
They liked CJ Dippre enough to skip the value, taking him in the 230th overall pick. The roster fit checks out.