allenwilson21'S MOCK DRAFT

panthers 2025

  • allenwilson21 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CAR)
Abdul Carter
DE Penn State
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CAR)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (CAR)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (CAR)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jack Sawyer
DE Ohio State
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Mykel Williams
DE Georgia
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jordan Burch
DE Oregon
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CAR)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAC)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (DEN)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Draft Picks Traded
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (DEN)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL Virginia Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureD
The Panthers won the night they stopped Higgins from sliding. Grade: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jay Higgins, No. 220, roughly 94 picks past where he belonged. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. Allar has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Linebacker is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the Round 1 slot they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 Drew Allar
They reached into another round for Drew Allar, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick52 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in the 52nd overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick53 Rnd2 Harold Fannin Jr.
Circle this one: Harold Fannin Jr. at pick 53 is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jack Sawyer
Steal is underselling it; Jack Sawyer at slot 108 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick113 Rnd4 Mykel Williams
You do not let an edge rusher like Mykel Williams reach pick No. 113 and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jordan Burch
Jordan Burch at No. 140 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick144 Rnd5 Nicholas Singleton
A running back of that caliber at the 144th pick is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick156 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Kevin Winston Jr. in Round 5, Pick 18, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
They robbed the room for Jay Higgins here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick232 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
They took Jaylen Reed at par in slot 232, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.