2024'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • 2024 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CAR)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CAR)
Mykel Williams
DE Georgia
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (CAR)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CAR)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (CAR)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CAR)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CAR)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (IND)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (IND)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Josh Downs
WR
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
Larceny in the 229th pick lands the Panthers a A-, Singleton and all.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Nicholas Singleton tumbling to the Panthers in No. 229 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. Add it all up and it grades out a clean A-.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The cost of the Royals reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Josh Downs gives the group a proven body among the projects.

Bottom line, with Mason Graham leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Mason Graham
Good price on Mason Graham in the Round 1 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick45 Rnd2 Jalen Royals
They reached into another round for Jalen Royals, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick50 Rnd2 Mykel Williams
A tidy bit of business in pick 50, where Mykel Williams graded well above the range. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
They barely believed it either: Jalon Walker still on the board at No. 72. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick108 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
Taking Malachi Moore in the 108th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick113 Rnd4 Tory Horton
A clean, defensible pick in the 113th pick with a little surplus value in Tory Horton. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick139 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in pick No. 139 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
Pick143 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Somehow Smael Mondon Jr. was still sitting there in slot 143, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick155 Rnd5 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor at the 155th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
The board fumbled Jay Higgins all the way to slot 220, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick229 Rnd7 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton in No. 229 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick232 Rnd7 Sonny Styles
They robbed the room for Sonny Styles here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.