dannyphantomjr3'S MOCK DRAFT
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dannyphantomjr3'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 21, 2025

Realistic Draft 2025

  • dannyphantomjr3 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Stone Handy Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Stone Handy
LB-EDGE Charlotte
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Panthers.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Stone Handy in Round 7, Pick 14, a good 132 spots before the room expected him. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

Carter falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 7 of 9 of the wish list covered. The back end got a real overhaul.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In the 8th pick they get a ballhawk on the outside, reach and all. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
By-the-book stuff, Jayden Higgins at No. 57 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick74 Rnd3 Bradyn Swinson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Bradyn Swinson at pick 74 is the proof. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at the Round 4 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick114 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Barrett Carter in slot 114, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick140 Rnd5 Clay Webb
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Clay Webb well ahead of where he belonged. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick146 Rnd5 Jake Briningstool
Jake Briningstool at Round 5, Pick 8 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jaylen Reed
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jaylen Reed. The roster fit checks out.
Pick230 Rnd7 Stone Handy
They talked themselves into Stone Handy at pick No. 230, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.