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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
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The jury is out on the Panthers. For now, C+.

The Panthers spent real capital to be 26 picks early on Oluwafemi Oladejo, and the board is going to hold them to it.

The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Winston Jr. falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick 8 they get a run-stuffing presence up front, though they paid up to get him.
Pick57 Rnd2 Jared Ivey
Jared Ivey at slot 57 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick74 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
No drama and no debate, Isaiah Bond went about where he belonged in No. 74. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick111 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. slid further than he should have, and the 111th pick is lovely value for the safety. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick114 Rnd4 Oluwafemi Oladejo
They reached a country mile for Oluwafemi Oladejo at the 114th overall pick, and the board is aghast. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick140 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce in the Round 5 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick146 Rnd5 Kyle Williams
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Kyle Williams well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick163 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Damien Martinez at the 163rd pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick230 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson in slot 230 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.