Meow 'S MOCK DRAFT

Meow 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 12, 2025

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  • Meow DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Marcus Yarns Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Marcus Yarns
RB Delaware
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers won the night they stopped Ewers from sliding. Grade: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Quinn Ewers had no business being available in pick No. 146, and the Panthers did the only sane thing and turned in the card. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

If Yarns pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They will regret leaving linebacker for another day if the season turns on it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but linebacker.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the 8th pick they get a premier pass rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Steal is underselling it; Nick Emmanwori at the Round 2 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick74 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Value with a capital V on Dylan Sampson in pick 74, a genuine coup. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick111 Rnd4 David Walker
David Walker at Round 4, Pick 9 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick114 Rnd4 Jacob Parrish
No edge and no loss on Jacob Parrish in slot 114; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick140 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
They liked Luke Kandra enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 140. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick146 Rnd5 Quinn Ewers
A quarterback of that caliber at pick No. 146 is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.
Pick163 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the 163rd overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick230 Rnd7 Marcus Yarns
Marcus Yarns in the 230th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.