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Mo'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 25, 2026

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  • Mo DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CAR)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CAR)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CAR)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (CAR)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Kamran James Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CAR)
Kamran James
DE-EDGE Florida
Keaten Wade Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CAR)
Keaten Wade
DE-EDGE Colorado
Draft Picks Traded
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LAC)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ladd McConkey
WR
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Panthers a B+.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Panthers shredded theirs for Kamran James. He came off 63 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They banked enough surplus on Reese to cover a lot of smaller sins.

The Ladd McConkey pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick 19 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick51 Rnd2 Isaiah World
Isaiah World at No. 51 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick119 Rnd4 Trinidad Chambliss
They paid sticker price for Trinidad Chambliss in slot 119, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick156 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
A big swing on Patrick Payton at the 156th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick157 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
The board had Davison Igbinosun higher than Round 5, Pick 19, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick198 Rnd6 Kamran James
Kamran James at pick No. 198 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick235 Rnd7 Keaten Wade
A real head-scratcher, Keaten Wade in pick No. 235 is miles ahead of his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.