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[The Athletic] Dane Brugler's 2025 7-round Mock Draft


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Panthers' selections:

  • 1.8 - Jalon Walker, LB/EDGE, Georgia
  • 2.57 - TJ Sanders, DT, South Carolina
  • 3.74 - Jack Bech, WR, TCU
  • 4.111 - Billy Bowman Jr, S, Oklahoma
  • 4.114 - Dorian Strong, CB, Virginia Tech
  • 5.140 - Demetrius Knight Jr, LB, South Carolina
  • 5.146 - Caleb Rogers, G, Texas Tech
  • 5.163 - Jarquez Hunter, RB, Auburn
  • 7.230 - Maxen Hook, S, Toledo
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Dane Brugler’s Full 7-round mock draft for the Panthers: 

8- Edge/LB Jalon Walker
57- DT T.J. Sanders
74- WR Jack Bech
111- S Billy Bowman Jr.
114- CB Dorian Strong
140- LB Demetrius Knight Jr.
146- G Caleb Rogers
163- RB Jarquez Hunter
230- S Maxen Hook

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Thanks Ice and Juan.  I appreciate people who produce and bring content to the table.  

Without further ado, my reactions, and I will try to be "laconic" (word of the day):

8- Edge/LB Jalon Walker:  A great football player.  He must be used properly.  Does not eliminate the need for an edge--and we do not draft an edge here.
57- DT T.J. Sanders:  I really liked him at SC--a beast. A DE.  I am not sure how we will rotate in at NT--and I see NT as our biggest DL need IF we play Wharton at DE.
74- WR Jack Bech:  Love this guy.  a Dawg.  Eric Decker II.
111- S Billy Bowman Jr.  Good value here, but I was hoping for a S earlier.  I want one of the top 2 because if both S have position versatility, and we have Walker and DL with position versatility, we'd be hard to play.
114- CB Dorian Strong:  Fine. A depth piece behind Horn and Jackson (he he). However, I think CB is a bigger need than people are projecting.
140- LB Demetrius Knight Jr.:  Another Gamecock--love him.  Morgan will love him.  A dawg.  A steal here.
146- G Caleb Rogers:  Don't we have enough guards?  Moton is in his final year and we don't draft a T?
163- RB Jarquez Hunter:  Not sure I have ever heard of him--probably suing his parents for naming him Jarquez--but the name does mean "Strong and valiant" if spelled correctly.  Do his friends call him Jar Jar?  I would.
230- S Maxen Hook  The great grand son of Peter Pan's nemesis.  He has both hands--for now, but that is because Toledo did not play the Florida Gators.

 

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8. Carolina Panthers: Jalon Walker, edge/LB, Georgia

A hybrid player, Walker is at his best as a joker edge who can be flexed around the front seven and give a blocking scheme fits. There is certainly risk involved with his projection, but it isn’t hard to see why so many teams have Walker — who discovered his love for football about a half-hour north of Charlotte, N.C. — ranked so highly.

 

57     Panthers (from LAR)        T.J. Sander   DT. South Carolina

 

74 

Jack Bech

WR

TCU

 

111

Billy Bowman Jr.

S

Oklahoma

 

114

Panthers (from DAL)

Dorian Strong

CB

Virginia Tech

 

140

Panthers (from NYG)

Demetrius Knight Jr.

LB

South Carolina

 

146

Caleb Rogers

G

Texas Tech


 

163

Panthers (from BAL)

Jarquez Hunter

RB

Auburn

 

230

Panthers (from ARI)

Maxen Hook

S

Toledo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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59 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

Some have said that they do not like this draft after the first rounder--I personally do--just wonder where the OT and edge are.  Based on Morgan's comments, I am not seeing WR that early, but I like Bech.

I fear they will have to take a wr early on day 2 if there's a run on them on day 1. You know how we fair with 2nd round picks and I think the best will be picked by round 3.

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