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

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  • rickydico DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Panthers would have aced it. David Walker at the 74th overall pick is 36 spots clear of where he belonged.

That Wells Jr. pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptive interior force at fair value.
Pick57 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
By-the-book stuff, Jayden Higgins at pick No. 57 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick74 Rnd3 David Walker
David Walker in Round 3, Pick 10 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jacob Parrish
They paid up for Jacob Parrish at No. 111 when waiting would have done the job. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick114 Rnd4 Miles Frazier
No drama and no debate, Miles Frazier went about where he belonged in slot 114. It fills a real need, too.
Pick140 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce in pick 140 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick146 Rnd5 Tyler Baron
Tyler Baron in the 146th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
A straight-up fair deal on Antwaun Powell-Ryland at the 163rd pick, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick230 Rnd7 Antwane Wells Jr.
Antwane Wells Jr. at pick No. 230 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.