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Iowradar'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 8, 2025

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  • Iowradar DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Que Robinson
LB-EDGE Alabama
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Some hits, some head-scratchers, and a C+ for the Panthers.

Some picks age like wine; Landon Jackson at Round 1, Pick 8 will need to, sitting 37 spots clear of his grade.

They banked enough surplus on Lambert-Smith to cover a lot of smaller sins. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped linebacker, which is a strange place to end up.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Landon Jackson
In pick 8 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick57 Rnd2 Bradyn Swinson
Bradyn Swinson in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick74 Rnd3 Kyle Kennard
By-the-book stuff, Kyle Kennard at Round 3, Pick 10 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick111 Rnd4 Xavier Restrepo
A reasonable price with a little left over, Xavier Restrepo in No. 111. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick114 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
A tidy little value on Jordan Phillips in pick No. 114, a step better than break-even. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick140 Rnd5 Tyler Baron
They went early on Tyler Baron in slot 140, and the value did not follow. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick146 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune at pick No. 146 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Que Robinson
Value said wait; Que Robinson in the 163rd overall pick says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick230 Rnd7 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
Somehow KeAndre Lambert-Smith was still sitting there in the 230th pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.