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Pj'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 13, 2025

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    Panthers
Draft Selections
RJ Oben Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
RJ Oben
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Ty French Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Ty French
LB-EDGE West Virginia
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Khris Bogle Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Khris Bogle
DL-EDGE Michigan State
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall D
ValueF NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Hard to find the plan in the Panthers' weekend. D.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Ty French in slot 114, a good 310 spots before the room expected him.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through offensive lineman. Landing Mukuba that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 RJ Oben
In the 8th pick they get a double-digit-sack hope, a steep price for the projection. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick57 Rnd2 Dayon Hayes
This one needs a full-page explanation: Dayon Hayes in pick 57, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick74 Rnd3 Kobe Hudson
Value said wait; Kobe Hudson in the Round 3 slot says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick111 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
Steal is underselling it; Andrew Mukuba at slot 111 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick114 Rnd4 Ty French
A wild overpay on Ty French in the 114th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick140 Rnd5 Ethan Downs
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Ethan Downs well ahead of where he belonged. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick146 Rnd5 Alijah Huzzie
They talked themselves into Alijah Huzzie at pick No. 146, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick163 Rnd5 Teddye Buchanan
Teddye Buchanan at Round 5, Pick 25 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Khris Bogle
Khris Bogle in the 230th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.