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Cbrown0311'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 4, 2026

Panthers Fan 88 - 2

  • Cbrown0311 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (CAR)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CAR)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (CAR)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (CAR)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Josh Cameron Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CAR)
Josh Cameron
WR Baylor
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CAR)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (BUF)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Players Gained
Head Shot
Maxwell Hairston
CB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA FutureB
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Panthers and Igbinosun: B+.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Panthers watched Davison Igbinosun slide 35 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly. They went 7 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles in the Round 1 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick51 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
The board had Anthony Hill Jr. higher than slot 51, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
They robbed the room for Jake Slaughter here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It fills a real need, too.
Pick91 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley at Round 3, Pick 27 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick119 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Mike Washington Jr. in the 119th pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick156 Rnd5 Jude Bowry
Good price on Jude Bowry in No. 156, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick157 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
You do not let a cornerback like Davison Igbinosun reach pick 157 and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick198 Rnd6 Josh Cameron
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Josh Cameron at pick No. 198 is the proof. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick235 Rnd7 Diego Pavia
Diego Pavia at pick No. 235 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.