Skeleton 05'S MOCK DRAFT
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Skeleton 05'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 30, 2025

Richard De Bones Draft

  • Skeleton 05 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CAR)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Anto Saka Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CAR)
Anto Saka
DE-EDGE Northwestern
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (CAR)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CAR)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CAR)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Braylan Shelby Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (CAR)
Braylan Shelby
DE-EDGE USC
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CAR)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
Ethan Onianwa Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Ethan Onianwa
OT Ohio State
Joenel Aguero Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CAR)
Joenel Aguero
S Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (BUF)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (BUF)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Ethan Onianwa Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (BUF)
Ethan Onianwa
OT Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (BUF)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall C+
ValueD- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers land in the muddy middle: C+.

The Panthers torched the value chart for Raylen Wilson, taking him 79 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. It nets out a thoroughly average C+.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Jake Slaughter
In the 19th pick they get a long-term starter on the line, though the board says they badly overpaid. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick51 Rnd2 Anto Saka
Anto Saka at pick No. 51 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick88 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch at pick 88 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick119 Rnd4 Jacob Rodriguez
Value said wait; Jacob Rodriguez in slot 119 says they were not listening. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Raylen Wilson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Raylen Wilson in the Round 4 slot, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick156 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun in No. 156 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick158 Rnd5 Braylan Shelby
Braylan Shelby at pick No. 158 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick200 Rnd6 Lawson Luckie
They talked themselves into Lawson Luckie at pick 200, and the board did not agree. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick230 Rnd7 Ethan Onianwa
A real head-scratcher, Ethan Onianwa in the 230th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick235 Rnd7 Joenel Aguero
The board had cheaper options than Joenel Aguero at slot 235, and it noticed. A need, and now a little less of one.