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Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CAR)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CAR)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CAR)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CAR)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CAR)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CAR)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CIN)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB-
Larceny in the 154th overall pick lands the Panthers a B, Mondon Jr. and all.

The Panthers did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Smael Mondon Jr. fell into pick 154. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In pick No. 12 they get a problem off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
The board fumbled Jalon Walker all the way to pick 44, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick57 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Taking Omarion Hampton in No. 57 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
A tidy bit of business in Round 3, Pick 10, where Jalen Royals graded well above the range. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick110 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
Somehow Quinshon Judkins was still sitting there in the Round 4 slot, and they pounced on premier running back value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick113 Rnd4 Sebastian Castro
Sebastian Castro in the 113th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick147 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
They robbed the room for Anthony Belton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick154 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in slot 154 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick164 Rnd5 Darius Alexander
Circle this one: Darius Alexander at slot 164 is a fall that decides a draft. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick229 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey in Round 7, Pick 11 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.