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bcauthe0'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 9, 2025

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  • bcauthe0 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (CAR)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CAR)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (CAR)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (CAR)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (CAR)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Kyle Monangai Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Kyle Monangai
RB Rutgers
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (GB)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (KC)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (IND)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tanor Bortolini
C
Head Shot
Lukas Van Ness
LB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Panthers worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Panthers took Luke Lachey 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+.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. Harris at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The Farmer pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In the 23rd pick they get juice off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick54 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in the Round 2 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick57 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
By-the-book stuff, Jayden Higgins at slot 57 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick63 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
They went early on Maxwell Hairston in the 63rd overall pick, and the value did not follow. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick66 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Carson Schwesinger. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick74 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker at Round 3, Pick 10 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick87 Rnd3 Savion Williams
They took Savion Williams at par in No. 87, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick111 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
A surprising call. With quarterback still to address, they spent the 111th overall pick on Joshua Farmer, an interior defensive lineman they were not short of.
Pick114 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
Of all the spots to shop, they chose interior defensive lineman. Jordan Phillips in slot 114 leaves quarterback for later.
Pick140 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore in the 140th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick146 Rnd5 Logan Brown
Logan Brown at pick No. 146 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick163 Rnd5 Luke Lachey
They reached into another round for Luke Lachey, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick230 Rnd7 Kyle Monangai
They let Kyle Monangai come to them and pounced at pick 230. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick251 Rnd7 Jermari Harris
You do not let a cornerback like Jermari Harris reach Round 7, Pick 35 and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.