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Mo'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 3, 2025

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  • Mo DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (CAR)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Draft Picks Traded
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (DAL)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Players Gained
Head Shot
DeMarvion Overshown
LB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueC NeedB- TradesA FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Panthers.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Panthers shredded theirs for Oronde Gadsden II. He came off 47 spots early, and the room will hear about it. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

With cornerback, safety and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on interior defensive lineman is the choice that costs them. The Grant pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick 8 they get an anchor for the defensive front, even if it was a touch early. More want than need.
Pick57 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
Nothing to complain about; Donovan Ezeiruaku went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick76 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
Carson Schwesinger in slot 76 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick111 Rnd4 Charles Grant
Taking Charles Grant in No. 111 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick114 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
A curious use of the 114th overall pick. Cornerback, safety and other spots needed the pick; an interior defensive lineman in Joshua Farmer did not.
Pick140 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
They took Mitchell Evans at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick146 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
They reached a country mile for Oronde Gadsden II at No. 146, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick163 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Value said wait; Dont'e Thornton Jr. in slot 163 says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Torricelli Simpkins III
Torricelli Simpkins III in the Round 7 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.