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JTPICKS'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 25, 2025

PANTHER MOCK 2025

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    Panthers
Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (CAR)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CAR)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (CAR)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (IND)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (KC)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (KC)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (IND)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Robert Longerbeam Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (IND)
Robert Longerbeam
CB Rutgers
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Adam Thielen
WR
Head Shot
Jonathon Brooks
RB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall C+
ValueC NeedA- TradesD FutureC+
A mixed bag for the Panthers, and a C+ to match.

The Jared Wilson selection is the head-turner. The Panthers reached 28 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Watts falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Hit on Jalon Walker and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In slot 8 they get the heartbeat of the defense, reach and all. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts is a better player than the Round 2 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick63 Rnd2 Elic Ayomanor
A tidy little value on Elic Ayomanor in No. 63, a step better than break-even. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
They reached a country mile for Jared Wilson at the 74th overall pick, and the board is aghast. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jacob Parrish
Jacob Parrish at pick No. 111 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick140 Rnd5 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
They liked Antwaun Powell-Ryland enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 140. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick151 Rnd5 RJ Harvey
RJ Harvey in pick No. 151 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick180 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick 180 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.