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RUN ON JAN 30, 2026

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Panthers 2026 Mock Draft 2.0

  • Cashydemon DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CAR)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CAR)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CAR)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (CAR)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (CAR)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CAR)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Sav'ell Smalls Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (CAR)
Sav'ell Smalls
TE Colorado
Demon Clowney Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (CAR)
Demon Clowney
LB-EDGE South Carolina
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CAR)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Zen Michalski Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CAR)
Zen Michalski
OT Indiana
Jonathan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (CAR)
Jonathan Jefferson
DT SMU
Rueben Owens II Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CAR)
Rueben Owens II
RB Texas A&M
Cade Denhoff Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (CAR)
Cade Denhoff
DE-EDGE Clemson
Kaidon Salter Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (CAR)
Kaidon Salter
QB Colorado
Jared Brown Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jared Brown
WR South Carolina
Will Kacmarek Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CAR)
Will Kacmarek
TE Ohio State
LJ Johnson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CAR)
LJ Johnson Jr.
RB California
Aki Ogunbiyi Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (CAR)
Aki Ogunbiyi
OT Colorado
Sam M'Pemba Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CAR)
Sam M'Pemba
LB-EDGE Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Demon Clowney Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (BAL)
Demon Clowney
LB-EDGE South Carolina
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BAL)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Jonathan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (GB)
Jonathan Jefferson
DT SMU
Cade Denhoff Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (GB)
Cade Denhoff
DE-EDGE Clemson
Kaidon Salter Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DEN)
Kaidon Salter
QB Colorado
Jared Brown Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DEN)
Jared Brown
WR South Carolina
Will Kacmarek Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (GB)
Will Kacmarek
TE Ohio State
LJ Johnson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (DEN)
LJ Johnson Jr.
RB California
Aki Ogunbiyi Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAR)
Aki Ogunbiyi
OT Colorado
Sam M'Pemba Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (GB)
Sam M'Pemba
LB-EDGE Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall C
ValueF NeedB TradesB FutureC
The jury is out on the Panthers. For now, C.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Panthers did exactly that with Sav'ell Smalls in No. 157. It nets out a thoroughly average C.

Kacmarek at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Deion Burks
In slot 19 they get a home-run threat at receiver, a steep price for the projection. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick51 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds in Round 2, Pick 19 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick83 Rnd3 Harold Perkins Jr.
They went early on Harold Perkins Jr. in the 83rd overall pick, and the value did not follow. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick119 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
No drama and no debate, Parker Brailsford went about where he belonged in No. 119. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick133 Rnd4 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson at the Round 4 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick138 Rnd4 Rayshaun Benny
They reached into another round for Rayshaun Benny, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick156 Rnd5 Bud Clark
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Bud Clark. The roster fit checks out.
Pick157 Rnd5 Sav'ell Smalls
A big swing on Sav'ell Smalls at the Round 5 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick172 Rnd5 Demon Clowney
Demon Clowney at pick 172 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick173 Rnd5 Barion Brown
This one needs a full-page explanation: Barion Brown in the 173rd pick, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick198 Rnd6 Zen Michalski
Zen Michalski at slot 198 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick199 Rnd6 Jonathan Jefferson
They talked themselves into Jonathan Jefferson at the 199th overall pick, and the board did not agree. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick235 Rnd7 Rueben Owens II
A conviction pick on Rueben Owens II at Round 7, Pick 19 that the board grades a round light. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick236 Rnd7 Cade Denhoff
Cade Denhoff at No. 236 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick246 Rnd7 Kaidon Salter
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Kaidon Salter well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick251 Rnd7 Jared Brown
Jared Brown in pick 251 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick254 Rnd7 Will Kacmarek
Nice patience on Will Kacmarek, who had no business lasting to the 254th pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick255 Rnd7 LJ Johnson Jr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take LJ Johnson Jr. this early at the 255th overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick256 Rnd7 Aki Ogunbiyi
They reached a country mile for Aki Ogunbiyi at pick No. 256, and the board is aghast. It fills a real need, too.
Pick257 Rnd7 Sam M'Pemba
Sam M'Pemba at the Round 7 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.