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allenwilson21'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON SEP 24, 2025

panthers 2026

  • allenwilson21 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CAR)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CAR)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CAR)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CAR)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CAR)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (CAR)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Trebor Pena Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (CAR)
Trebor Pena
WR Syracuse
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Panthers, and a B to prove it.

Thirty-one other rooms let Mansoor Delane slide, and the Panthers were the ones holding the card at Round 4, Pick 4. Highway robbery.

Rucci has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The back end got a real overhaul.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the Round 1 slot they get a downhill hitter at safety. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 CJ Allen
No drama and no debate, CJ Allen went about where he belonged in Round 2, Pick 6. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick70 Rnd3 Whit Weeks
Whit Weeks in the 70th pick is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick106 Rnd4 Mansoor Delane
They robbed the room for Mansoor Delane here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick145 Rnd5 Logan Jones
Logan Jones at Round 5, Pick 7 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick184 Rnd6 Nolan Rucci
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Nolan Rucci well ahead of where he belonged. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick219 Rnd7 Trebor Pena
Trebor Pena at the Round 7 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.