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SD'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JUL 18, 2025

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    Panthers
Draft Selections
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Keldric Faulk
DL-EDGE Auburn
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CAR)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CAR)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CAR)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CAR)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (CAR)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (CAR)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Joenel Aguero Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CAR)
Joenel Aguero
S Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (IND)
Keldric Faulk
DL-EDGE Auburn
Joenel Aguero Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (IND)
Joenel Aguero
S Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (IND)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tanor Bortolini
C
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA FutureA
Nobody dealt better than the Panthers this weekend: A-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Panthers would have aced it. Bear Alexander at Round 6, Pick 8 is 33 spots clear of where he belonged.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. Styles at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

Few war rooms will sleep better than this one tonight.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Keldric Faulk
By-the-book stuff, Keldric Faulk at slot 8 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Makai Lemon
A clean, defensible pick in No. 38 with a little surplus value in Makai Lemon. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick70 Rnd3 Connor Lew
Connor Lew in Round 3, Pick 6 is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick106 Rnd4 Sonny Styles
They will replay Sonny Styles at pick No. 106 for years; that is how good the value is. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick145 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
No edge and no loss on Davison Igbinosun in the 145th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick184 Rnd6 Bear Alexander
Bear Alexander at the 184th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick219 Rnd7 Brett Norfleet
Brett Norfleet at pick 219 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The roster fit checks out.
Pick221 Rnd7 Joenel Aguero
A safety of that caliber at the 221st pick is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.