raleighguy17'S MOCK DRAFT
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raleighguy17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 16, 2026

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  • raleighguy17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CAR)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CAR)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CAR)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CAR)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (CAR)
Nadame Tucker
DE Western Michigan
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CAR)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CAR)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Daevin Hobbs Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CAR)
Daevin Hobbs
DL Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Draft Picks Traded
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jalen Pitre
S
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Panthers turned the phones into found money: B+.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Panthers came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. The bottom line is a respectable B+.

Reaching for Coogan left real value on the table behind him. Getting Reese where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In slot 19 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick51 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at Round 2, Pick 19. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick83 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
Fair-plus on Omar Cooper Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick156 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun in the Round 5 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick157 Rnd5 Nadame Tucker
A reach on Nadame Tucker in pick 157; the board had better options right there. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick165 Rnd5 Pat Coogan
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Pat Coogan. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick198 Rnd6 Oscar Delp
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Oscar Delp at the 198th pick is the proof. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick235 Rnd7 Daevin Hobbs
Daevin Hobbs in the 235th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A minor itch, scratched.