cubbygb'S MOCK DRAFT
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cubbygb'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 8, 2025

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  • cubbygb DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CAR)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Jah Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jah Joyner
DL-EDGE Minnesota
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Draft Picks Traded
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (DEN)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jaylin Lane Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jaylin Lane
WR Virginia Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA FutureD
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Panthers.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Panthers would have aced it. Torricelli Simpkins III at Round 7, Pick 14 is 39 spots clear of where he belonged. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up. King at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get juice off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick20 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In No. 20 they get a go-to option on the outside, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick74 Rnd3 Ashton Gillotte
Ashton Gillotte at pick No. 74 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick114 Rnd4 Jacob Parrish
Jacob Parrish in slot 114 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick140 Rnd5 Kobe King
Nice patience on Kobe King, who had no business lasting to the 140th overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick146 Rnd5 Jah Joyner
They paid a round early for Jah Joyner in pick 146, more than the board wanted. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick163 Rnd5 Elijah Roberts
They talked themselves into Elijah Roberts at pick 163, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick230 Rnd7 Torricelli Simpkins III
They left a pile of value on the table to take Torricelli Simpkins III this early at the 230th overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.