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TouchdownsRus'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 6, 2025

Hopes and dreams

  • TouchdownsRus DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CAR)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Quincy Rhodes Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (CAR)
Quincy Rhodes Jr.
DL-EDGE Arkansas
A.J. Harris Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (CAR)
A.J. Harris
CB Penn State
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (CAR)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (CAR)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Antonio Kite Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CAR)
Antonio Kite
CB Ole Miss
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Smith Snowden Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (CAR)
Smith Snowden
CB Utah
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (CAR)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Kayin Lee Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CAR)
Kayin Lee
CB Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (HOU)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DEN)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Smith Snowden Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DEN)
Smith Snowden
CB Utah
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DEN)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Kayin Lee Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (DEN)
Kayin Lee
CB Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (HOU)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DEN)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Players Gained
Head Shot
Danielle Hunter
LB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB+
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Panthers a B+.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Panthers were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value.

The Coogan pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Harris steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the Round 1 slot they get a green-dot type in the middle. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick47 Rnd2 Quincy Rhodes Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in Round 2, Pick 15 with a little surplus value in Quincy Rhodes Jr.. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick79 Rnd3 A.J. Harris
Value with a capital V on A.J. Harris in No. 79, a genuine coup. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jude Bowry
Jude Bowry at pick No. 115 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore at pick 117 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick150 Rnd5 Eric Rivers
Eric Rivers in slot 150 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick172 Rnd5 Taylen Green
The board had cheaper options than Taylen Green at the 172nd pick, and it noticed. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick194 Rnd6 Antonio Kite
They took Antonio Kite at par in the 194th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick230 Rnd7 Pat Coogan
Pat Coogan at the 230th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.
Pick247 Rnd7 Smith Snowden
Smith Snowden in slot 247 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick251 Rnd7 Fernando Carmona
Fernando Carmona at No. 251 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick252 Rnd7 Kayin Lee
They went early on Kayin Lee in pick No. 252, and the value did not follow. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.