boogerboy63'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • boogerboy63 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CAR)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CAR)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CAR)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CAR)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (CAR)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CAR)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
R.J. Oben Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CAR)
R.J. Oben
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CIN)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesC+ FutureB+
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Panthers: B.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Panthers reached some 123 spots for R.J. Oben, and value like that does not grow back.

The Judkins pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. That linebacker hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In slot 17 they get a ballhawk on the outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
They liked Alfred Collins enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 49. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick54 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
They read the board right and Tyler Warren was the payoff at the Round 2 slot. The roster fit checks out.
Pick74 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild at Round 3, Pick 10 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick110 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in the 110th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It fills a real need, too.
Pick113 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Tez Johnson in pick No. 113, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick139 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
They barely believed it either: Lathan Ransom still on the board at the Round 5 slot. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick145 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
A reach on Jaeden Roberts in No. 145; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick162 Rnd5 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at the 162nd pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick192 Rnd6 Thor Griffith
A real head-scratcher, Thor Griffith in Round 6, Pick 17 is miles ahead of his ranking. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick227 Rnd7 R.J. Oben
Value said wait; R.J. Oben in pick No. 227 says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.