Moknows'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Moknows DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CAR)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CAR)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CAR)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CAR)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CAR)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CAR)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Draft Picks Traded
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (IND)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CIN)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B+
ValueA NeedB+ TradesA- FutureC
The Panthers robbed the room for Harris. Final grade: B+.

When a board-topper like Tre Harris slides to the 229th pick, you do not overthink it, and the Panthers did not. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

For all the activity, linebacker went untouched, which is hard to explain. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

On the needs board they went 6 of 9, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Good work on the whole, with linebacker the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick 14 they get a bendy edge with upside at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick17 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In No. 17 they get a sticky cover corner, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick74 Rnd3 Cam Ward
Cam Ward in pick No. 74 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick110 Rnd4 Ashton Jeanty
You do not let a running back like Ashton Jeanty reach the 110th pick and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick113 Rnd4 Armand Membou
The board fumbled Armand Membou all the way to the Round 4 slot, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick141 Rnd5 Walter Nolen
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at slot 141 is the definition of value, full stop. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick147 Rnd5 T.J. Sanders
They will replay T.J. Sanders at Round 5, Pick 8 for years; that is how good the value is. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick164 Rnd5 Wyatt Milum
They barely believed it either: Wyatt Milum still on the board at the 164th overall pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick229 Rnd7 Tre Harris
Tre Harris at the 229th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.