Mello28'S MOCK DRAFT
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Mello28'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON OCT 17, 2025

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  • Mello28 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (CAR)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (CAR)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CAR)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (CAR)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (CAR)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CAR)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (CAR)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CAR)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
James Williams Sr. Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CAR)
James Williams Sr.
LB Miami
Smith Snowden Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Smith Snowden
CB Utah
Draft Picks Received
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (HOU)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (BUF)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
James Williams Sr. Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (BUF)
James Williams Sr.
LB Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Players Gained
Head Shot
Danielle Hunter
LB
Head Shot
O'Cyrus Torrence
OG
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA
The Panthers won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A-.

The Panthers looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took James Williams Sr. at No. 229 regardless, 54 picks early.

The Allar value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.

Pick Analysis
Pick46 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in Round 2, Pick 14 with a little surplus value in Anthony Hill Jr.. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick47 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
They barely believed it either: Caleb Banks still on the board at pick No. 47. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick56 Rnd2 Malik Muhammad
Malik Muhammad at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick78 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
Fair-plus on Deontae Lawson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick87 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
No drama and no debate, Malachi Fields went about where he belonged in pick 87. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick113 Rnd4 Monroe Freeling
A straight-up fair deal on Monroe Freeling at the 113th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick156 Rnd5 Drew Allar
Circle this one: Drew Allar at the 156th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick158 Rnd5 Iapani Laloulu
Iapani Laloulu at the Round 5 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick194 Rnd6 Isaiah Jatta
Good price on Isaiah Jatta in slot 194, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The roster fit checks out.
Pick229 Rnd7 James Williams Sr.
They reached a country mile for James Williams Sr. at No. 229, and the board is aghast. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick230 Rnd7 Smith Snowden
They paid a round early for Smith Snowden in pick No. 230, more than the board wanted. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.