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Platoon Daddy'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON OCT 7, 2025

Panthers Mock

  • Platoon Daddy DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (CAR)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CAR)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CAR)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (CAR)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Caleb Tiernan Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (CAR)
Caleb Tiernan
OT Northwestern
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (CAR)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CAR)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (CAR)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Mark Fletcher Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CAR)
Mark Fletcher Jr.
RB Miami
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CAR)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Amare Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Amare Campbell
LB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BUF)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (HOU)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (GB)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CHI)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (DAL)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
Players Gained
Head Shot
T.J. Edwards
LB
Head Shot
Kingsley Enagbare
LB
Head Shot
Mazi Smith
DT
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA
Grand theft in No. 88: the Panthers steal Thieneman and grade out a A-.

The Panthers did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Dillon Thieneman fell into the 88th pick. The board rewarded a patient, disciplined weekend with a A-.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. If Campbell pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In the 29th overall pick they get a press-man option on the boundary. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick50 Rnd2 Arvell Reese
Arvell Reese in Round 2, Pick 18 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick56 Rnd2 Connor Lew
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Connor Lew at the 56th pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick62 Rnd2 Deontae Lawson
A reach on Deontae Lawson in No. 62; the board had better options right there. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick76 Rnd3 Caleb Tiernan
The board had cheaper options than Caleb Tiernan at the Round 3 slot, and it noticed. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick88 Rnd3 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman at pick 88 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick111 Rnd4 Deion Burks
They read the board right and Deion Burks was the payoff at pick No. 111. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick149 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell in slot 149 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick162 Rnd5 CJ Daniels
No drama and no debate, CJ Daniels went about where he belonged in slot 162. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick192 Rnd6 Mark Fletcher Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Mark Fletcher Jr. at pick 192 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick198 Rnd6 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton at Round 6, Pick 15 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick230 Rnd7 Amare Campbell
Amare Campbell is a better player than the Round 7 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.