Moknows'S MOCK DRAFT
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Moknows'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAY 3, 2025

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  • Moknows DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (CAR)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CAR)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Players Gained
Head Shot
DaQuan Jones
DT
Head Shot
Jeff Okudah
CB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB+ FutureA+
The Panthers kept it disciplined and banked a B+.

The Panthers went off the board in a big way for Torricelli Simpkins III, 43 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

Landing Williams that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. For all the activity, linebacker went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick57 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Marcus Mbow in the Round 2 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kyle Kennard
They jumped the gun on Kyle Kennard, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick74 Rnd3 Darien Porter
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Darien Porter. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick111 Rnd4 Mitchell Evans
Mitchell Evans at No. 111 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick114 Rnd4 Tai Felton
Tai Felton in slot 114 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick140 Rnd5 Aeneas Peebles
They paid up for Aeneas Peebles at pick 140 when waiting would have done the job. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick146 Rnd5 Kyle Williams
They read the board right and Kyle Williams was the payoff at the 146th overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick163 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune at pick 163 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick206 Rnd6 Carson Vinson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Carson Vinson this early at slot 206. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick230 Rnd7 Torricelli Simpkins III
Torricelli Simpkins III at the 230th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.