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JTPICKS123'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 7, 2025

Panther trade down

  • JTPICKS123 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (CAR)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (CAR)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (CAR)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Andres Borregales Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Andres Borregales
PK Miami
Draft Picks Received
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (SF)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (TEN)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (TEN)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Drue Tranquill
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jonathon Brooks
RB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueC NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Panthers turned the phones into found money: B.

Some picks age like wine; Antwaun Powell-Ryland at No. 111 will need to, sitting 47 spots clear of his grade. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. That is an interior defensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In the 21st overall pick they get a rangy last line of defense. A real need, handled.
Pick31 Rnd1 Carson Schwesinger
Carson Schwesinger at Round 1, Pick 31 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston in pick 57 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick63 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
A tidy little value on Jayden Higgins in the 63rd pick, a step better than break-even. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick111 Rnd4 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
Antwaun Powell-Ryland in No. 111 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick114 Rnd4 Brashard Smith
They reached into another round for Brashard Smith, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick133 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
They will replay Joshua Farmer at the 133rd pick for years; that is how good the value is. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick140 Rnd5 Seth McLaughlin
Value said wait; Seth McLaughlin in pick 140 says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick146 Rnd5 Andres Borregales
Andres Borregales at slot 146 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.