Mo'S MOCK DRAFT
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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
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the 57th pick lands the Panthers a B-, Starks and all.

You could see the war room lean forward. Malaki Starks at the 57th pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. They will need Roberts to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In No. 8 they get an anchor for the defensive front, though they paid up to get him.
Pick57 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
They robbed the room for Malaki Starks here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick74 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
A reasonable price with a little left over, Carson Schwesinger in the Round 3 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick111 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
No drama and no debate, Anthony Belton went about where he belonged in slot 111. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick114 Rnd4 Tai Felton
Tai Felton in pick No. 114 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick140 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
A conviction pick on O'Donnell Fortune at the 140th overall pick that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick146 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
They paid sticker price for Mitchell Evans in pick 146, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick163 Rnd5 Elijah Roberts
They liked Elijah Roberts enough to skip the value, taking him in the 163rd pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick230 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
Carson Vinson in the 230th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.