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xcd'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 16, 2025

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  • xcd DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CAR)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (CAR)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CAR)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (CAR)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (CAR)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BAL)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DEN)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (ATL)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (BAL)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Kyle Monangai Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (IND)
Kyle Monangai
RB Rutgers
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesD+ FutureA
The Panthers let Restrepo fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Call it larceny. Xavier Restrepo sat on the board until the 140th overall pick, and the Panthers did not need to be asked twice.

Jackson has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In the 27th pick they get a three-down second-level presence at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick57 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
They read the board right and Aireontae Ersery was the payoff at pick No. 57. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick59 Rnd2 Demetrius Knight Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Demetrius Knight Jr. at Round 2, Pick 27 squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick74 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
A reach on Andrew Mukuba in No. 74; the board had better options right there. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick111 Rnd4 Will Howard
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Will Howard at the 111th overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick122 Rnd4 Dorian Strong
Dorian Strong at pick 122 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick129 Rnd4 Jonas Sanker
They paid sticker price for Jonas Sanker in slot 129, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick140 Rnd5 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo in the Round 5 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick146 Rnd5 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
They paid up for Antwaun Powell-Ryland at pick 146 when waiting would have done the job. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick163 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues at slot 163 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick208 Rnd6 Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson at No. 208 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick218 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa in pick No. 218 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.