Hoopin1005'S MOCK DRAFT
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Hoopin1005'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 18, 2025

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  • Hoopin1005 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Panthers: B-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Panthers spent pick No. 140 on Antwaun Powell-Ryland, a name most had 23 spots down the list.

Getting Watts where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In the 8th overall pick they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. More want than need.
Pick57 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at the 57th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick74 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Darien Porter at pick 74 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson in slot 111 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick114 Rnd4 Xavier Restrepo
Nice patience on Xavier Restrepo, who had no business lasting to Round 4, Pick 12. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick140 Rnd5 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
Antwaun Powell-Ryland in pick No. 140 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick146 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
Fair-plus on Hollin Pierce, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser in the Round 5 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick230 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Carson Vinson. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.