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swampbass'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 22, 2025

Draft 1.0 Post Mock Free Agency All 7 Rounds

  • swampbass DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CAR)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CAR)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CAR)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Panthers.

The weekend has a hole in the middle of it named cornerback, a need the Panthers walked right past. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

The Farmer reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They banked enough surplus on Evans to cover a lot of smaller sins.

They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
A reasonable price with a little left over, Tetairoa McMillan in slot 8. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick57 Rnd2 Demetrius Knight Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Demetrius Knight Jr. at No. 57 squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick74 Rnd3 Donovan Ezeiruaku
No drama and no debate, Donovan Ezeiruaku went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick110 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at pick 110 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick113 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
The board had cheaper options than Joshua Farmer at the 113th overall pick, and it noticed. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick141 Rnd5 Dillon Gabriel
A slide stopped in pick No. 141, with Dillon Gabriel worth more than the price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick147 Rnd5 Kobe King
Kobe King is a better player than Round 5, Pick 8 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick164 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
Mitchell Evans at the 164th pick is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick229 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson at pick 229 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.