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jefiiiiiiiiiiieeeeee'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON OCT 15, 2025

panthers draft

  • jefiiiiiiiiiiieeeeee DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (CAR)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CAR)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (CAR)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Xavier Chaplin Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Xavier Chaplin
OT Auburn
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CAR)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CAR)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (CAR)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CAR)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Draft Picks Received
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (CIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (ATL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (ATL)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Tyreak Sapp Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (CIN)
Tyreak Sapp
DE-EDGE Florida
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ATL)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Panthers turned the phones into found money: B+.

Some picks age like wine; Akheem Mesidor at the 230th overall pick will need to, sitting 72 spots clear of his grade. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

That Branch pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Mansoor Delane
Mansoor Delane in slot 42 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick48 Rnd2 Arvell Reese
A straight-up fair deal on Arvell Reese at No. 48, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick78 Rnd3 CJ Allen
You do not let a linebacker like CJ Allen reach the 78th overall pick and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick113 Rnd4 Xavier Chaplin
Steal is underselling it; Xavier Chaplin at pick No. 113 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick117 Rnd4 Chandler Rivers
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Chandler Rivers in the Round 4 slot, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick156 Rnd5 Aaron Graves
Aaron Graves in Round 5, Pick 15 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick158 Rnd5 Zachariah Branch
They will replay Zachariah Branch at Round 5, Pick 17 for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick194 Rnd6 Bear Alexander
Value said wait; Bear Alexander in the 194th pick says they were not listening. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick230 Rnd7 Akheem Mesidor
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Akheem Mesidor well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.