PANTHERMOCK'S MOCK DRAFT
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PANTHERMOCK'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 26, 2025

PANTHER 2025 MOCK TRADE DOWN TO ARI

  • PANTHERMOCK DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CAR)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Andres Borregales Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Andres Borregales
PK Miami
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (CAR)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (CAR)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ARI)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (ARI)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (TB)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Davin Vann Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (BAL)
Davin Vann
DE-EDGE NC State
Players Gained
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Budda Baker
S
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Kaiir Elam
CB
Players traded away
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Adam Thielen
WR
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Ian Thomas
TE
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Jonathon Brooks
RB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureB+
The phones sank the Panthers this weekend: C+.

The Panthers did not so much draft Antwaun Powell-Ryland as overpay for him, 43 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Ayomanor.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In No. 16 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick74 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
Elic Ayomanor slipping to the 74th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jared Wilson in the 76th overall pick, miles early. It fills a real need, too.
Pick111 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in pick 111 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick114 Rnd4 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
Antwaun Powell-Ryland at the Round 4 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick146 Rnd5 Andres Borregales
They went early on Andres Borregales in Round 5, Pick 8, and the value did not follow. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick163 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at Round 5, Pick 25 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick174 Rnd5 CJ West
They paid up for CJ West at slot 174 when waiting would have done the job. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick211 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins slid further than he should have, and pick 211 is lovely value for the linebacker. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.