AAAAAA'S MOCK DRAFT
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AAAAAA'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAY 15, 2025

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  • AAAAAA DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CAR)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CAR)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Desmond Watson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Desmond Watson
DT Florida
Draft Picks Received
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (IND)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB FutureB
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Panthers a B.

The Oronde Gadsden II pick is the one that will follow the Panthers into the fall. They took him 34 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. The Winston Jr. steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

The trade work was a quiet net positive.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
Mykel Williams at Round 1, Pick 14 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick45 Rnd2 Nic Scourton
They paid sticker price for Nic Scourton in the 45th overall pick, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick57 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
A straight-up fair deal on Maxwell Hairston at No. 57, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick74 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
Carson Schwesinger in slot 74 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jake Majors
They talked themselves into Jake Majors at pick No. 111, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick114 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
They read the board right and Kevin Winston Jr. was the payoff at pick 114. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jackson Slater
They paid a round early for Jackson Slater in Round 5, Pick 2, more than the board wanted. It fills a real need, too.
Pick146 Rnd5 Aeneas Peebles
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Aeneas Peebles. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick163 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at the Round 5 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick230 Rnd7 Desmond Watson
They took Desmond Watson at par in the 230th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.