raleighguy17'S MOCK DRAFT
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raleighguy17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 21, 2026

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  • raleighguy17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CAR)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CAR)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CAR)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CAR)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (CAR)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CAR)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (BAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (BAL)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Kamran James Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (BUF)
Kamran James
DE-EDGE Florida
Players Gained
Head Shot
Cole Bishop
S
Players traded away
Head Shot
Andy Dalton
QB
Head Shot
Xavier Legette
WR
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedA- TradesC- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Panthers, and a B- to prove it.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Panthers shredded theirs for Akheem Mesidor. He came off 23 spots early, and the room will hear about it. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Tate value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Adding Cole Bishop by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies. The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
Value with a capital V on Carnell Tate in Round 1, Pick 19, a genuine coup. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick39 Rnd2 Akheem Mesidor
They reached a country mile for Akheem Mesidor at No. 39, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick45 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
The board had Sonny Styles higher than pick 45, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick119 Rnd4 Logan Jones
They paid a round early for Logan Jones in the Round 4 slot, more than the board wanted. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick156 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
They paid sticker price for Aamil Wagner in the 156th pick, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick157 Rnd5 Zane Durant
Zane Durant in slot 157 is fair value, right on his grade. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick198 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III in No. 198 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.