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JTPICKS123'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 3, 2025

PANTHER MOCK 2025

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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (CAR)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CAR)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CAR)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (CAR)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Draft Picks Received
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (GB)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (PHI)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PHI)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (GB)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureC+
A solid, sensible weekend for the Panthers: B-.

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.

On value alone, Ferguson makes the weekend a net positive. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
Nothing to complain about; Nick Emmanwori went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick44 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
Value said wait; Maxwell Hairston in slot 44 says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick54 Rnd2 Carson Schwesinger
Carson Schwesinger at pick No. 54 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick57 Rnd2 Jordan Burch
Jordan Burch in the 57th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jared Wilson this early at No. 74. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick111 Rnd4 Xavier Restrepo
They did well to land Xavier Restrepo in the 111th pick, just ahead of his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick114 Rnd4 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
A wild overpay on Antwaun Powell-Ryland in slot 114, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick134 Rnd4 Terrance Ferguson
Terrance Ferguson at No. 134 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick140 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
A conviction pick on Bhayshul Tuten at the 140th overall pick that the board grades a round light. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick146 Rnd5 Kyle Williams
Kyle Williams at the Round 5 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.