Catamount'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

Panther draft HR

  • Catamount DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CAR)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CAR)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CAR)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CAR)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CAR)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (CAR)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CAR)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CAR)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CAR)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (CAR)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Quinn Carroll Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CAR)
Quinn Carroll
OT Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (DEN)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (DEN)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DET)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Cody Barton
LB
Head Shot
Christian Harris
LB
Head Shot
Kerby Joseph
S
Head Shot
Kyle Van Noy
LB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Panthers let Johnson fall and pounced. Final grade: A-.

Call it larceny. Tez Johnson sat on the board until pick No. 147, and the Panthers did not need to be asked twice. One of the weekend's best, top to bottom, and a A- to show for it.

The Carroll pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In the Round 1 slot they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick51 Rnd2 T.J. Sanders
Value with a capital V on T.J. Sanders in the 51st overall pick, a genuine coup. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick57 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
A reach for Donovan Ezeiruaku in No. 57; a little patience would have been rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick74 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker at pick No. 74 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick80 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor in slot 80 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick89 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at pick 89 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick91 Rnd3 Jack Bech
Jack Bech at Round 3, Pick 27 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick110 Rnd4 Sebastian Castro
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Sebastian Castro at the 110th pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick121 Rnd4 Will Howard
They read the board right and Will Howard was the payoff at the 121st pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick141 Rnd5 Joshua Farmer
Somehow Joshua Farmer was still sitting there in pick 141, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick147 Rnd5 Tez Johnson
Taking Tez Johnson in pick No. 147 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick164 Rnd5 Dorian Strong
No edge and no loss on Dorian Strong in the 164th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick193 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
Quincy Riley is a better player than Round 6, Pick 15 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick210 Rnd6 Phil Mafah
They robbed the room for Phil Mafah here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick229 Rnd7 Quinn Carroll
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Quinn Carroll. It patches a soft spot without any drama.