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allenwilson21'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 21, 2025

panthers 2025

  • allenwilson21 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Kai Kroeger Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Kai Kroeger
P South Carolina
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Panthers.

The war room fell hard for Kai Kroeger, and it showed at the Round 7 slot: 50 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

The McCord steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with linebacker chief among the fixes. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
A reach for Tyler Warren in the Round 1 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick57 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
A quiet steal in the 57th pick: Xavier Watts for less than the market said. It fills a real need, too.
Pick74 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
Good price on Carson Schwesinger in pick 74, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick111 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Nice patience on Kevin Winston Jr., who had no business lasting to pick No. 111. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick114 Rnd4 Jordan James
They paid sticker price for Jordan James in Round 4, Pick 12, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick140 Rnd5 Ryan Fitzgerald
They talked themselves into Ryan Fitzgerald at slot 140, and the board did not agree. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick146 Rnd5 Kyle McCord
Kyle McCord in pick No. 146 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jaylen Reed
A big swing on Jaylen Reed at the Round 5 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick230 Rnd7 Kai Kroeger
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Kai Kroeger well ahead of where he belonged. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.