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SD'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 2, 2026

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Draft Selections
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CAR)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CAR)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CAR)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Max Llewellyn Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Max Llewellyn
DE-EDGE Iowa
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (CAR)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CAR)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Daevin Hobbs Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CAR)
Daevin Hobbs
DL Tennessee
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Panthers: B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Panthers took Daevin Hobbs a full 35 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

They banked enough surplus on Thieneman to cover a lot of smaller sins. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through offensive lineman.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In slot 19 they get a mismatch in the passing game. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick51 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman in the 51st pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick83 Rnd3 Malik Muhammad
A reach for Malik Muhammad in pick 83; a little patience would have been rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick119 Rnd4 Max Llewellyn
Max Llewellyn in pick No. 119 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick156 Rnd5 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
A wild overpay on Kaleb Elarms-Orr in the Round 5 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick157 Rnd5 Taylen Green
They reached a country mile for Taylen Green at Round 5, Pick 19, and the board is aghast. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick198 Rnd6 Eric McAlister
Eric McAlister in the Round 6 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick235 Rnd7 Daevin Hobbs
They talked themselves into Daevin Hobbs at pick 235, and the board did not agree. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.