Lonelynchill'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

Panthers rebuild

  • Lonelynchill DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CAR)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CAR)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CAR)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 4 (CAR)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 5 (CAR)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 6 (CAR)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Draft Picks Received
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Luke McCaffrey
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Bryce Young
QB
Head Shot
Mike Boone
RB
Head Shot
Terrace Marshall Jr.
WR
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall F
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureD
A franchise passer in Sanders headlines a F weekend for the Panthers.

Somebody took the Panthers to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it.

Shedeur Sanders is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. Reaching for Riley left real value on the table behind him.

The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

Ratledge at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left wide receiver open, and the grade is the bill.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
They took Travis Hunter at par in No. 1, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick4 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In slot 4 they get the face of the franchise. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge slipping to pick 50 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick65 Rnd3 Tyleik Williams
By-the-book stuff, Tyleik Williams at the 65th pick squarely in line with his ranking. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick97 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at the 97th overall pick is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick129 Rnd5 Quincy Riley
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Quincy Riley well ahead of where he belonged. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick161 Rnd6 Trey Moore
A premium they did not need to pay, Trey Moore a notch or two before his time. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.