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Mo'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 8, 2025

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  • Mo DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CAR)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (CAR)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CAR)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Andres Borregales Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Andres Borregales
PK Miami
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (CAR)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Kevin Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Kevin Jennings
QB SMU
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CAR)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CAR)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (KC)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CHI)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Devin White
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Taylor Moton
OT
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA
The phones sank the Panthers this weekend: C+.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Panthers spent No. 230 on Kevin Jennings, a name most had 50 spots down the list.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. The Warren steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick 25 they get a wrecking ball inside. Need was not the driver here.
Pick31 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In the 31st overall pick they get the heartbeat of the defense at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick39 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
They barely believed it either: Tyler Warren still on the board at the Round 2 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick74 Rnd3 Charles Grant
They paid up for Charles Grant at the 74th pick when waiting would have done the job. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick140 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
A reach on O'Donnell Fortune in pick No. 140; the board had better options right there. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick146 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
Nothing to complain about; Malachi Moore went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick163 Rnd5 Andres Borregales
A quiet steal in pick 163: Andres Borregales for less than the market said. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick184 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
No edge and no loss on Dont'e Thornton Jr. in slot 184; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick230 Rnd7 Kevin Jennings
Kevin Jennings at No. 230 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick248 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
A big swing on Shilo Sanders at the Round 7 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick254 Rnd7 LaJohntay Wester
A clean, defensible pick in the 254th pick with a little surplus value in LaJohntay Wester. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.