Skruger'S MOCK DRAFT
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Skruger'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 5, 2025

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  • Skruger DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
Jah Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jah Joyner
DL-EDGE Minnesota
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Panthers.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Panthers did exactly that with Sai'vion Jones in slot 114. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want.

On the needs board they went 3 of 9, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In the Round 1 slot they get juice off the edge, though they paid up to get him. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick57 Rnd2 Jared Ivey
Jared Ivey at No. 57 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick74 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
They read the board right and Demetrius Knight Jr. was the payoff at Round 3, Pick 10. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick111 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Savion Williams in pick 111 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick114 Rnd4 Sai'vion Jones
This one needs a full-page explanation: Sai'vion Jones in pick No. 114, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jah Joyner
A wild overpay on Jah Joyner in slot 140, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick146 Rnd5 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
The board had cheaper options than Antwaun Powell-Ryland at the 146th overall pick, and it noticed. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Elijah Roberts
A real head-scratcher, Elijah Roberts in slot 163 is miles ahead of his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.