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Mo'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 23, 2025

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  • Mo DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers won the night they stopped McCord from sliding. Grade: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Kyle McCord had no business being available in the Round 5 slot, and the Panthers did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want. The Williams pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In pick 8 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick57 Rnd2 Kyle Kennard
Kyle Kennard in the 57th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick74 Rnd3 Charles Grant
They paid a round early for Charles Grant in Round 3, Pick 10, more than the board wanted. It fills a real need, too.
Pick111 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
Joshua Farmer in No. 111 is fair value, right on his grade. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick114 Rnd4 Jake Majors
The board had cheaper options than Jake Majors at pick No. 114, and it noticed. The roster fit checks out.
Pick140 Rnd5 Dorian Strong
They barely believed it either: Dorian Strong still on the board at slot 140. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick146 Rnd5 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant at the 146th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Kyle McCord
A quarterback of that caliber at the Round 5 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick230 Rnd7 John Williams
A wild overpay on John Williams in No. 230, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.