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SD'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 18, 2026

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    Panthers
Draft Selections
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CAR)
Kayden McDonald
DT 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
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Hezekiah Masses Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (CAR)
Hezekiah Masses
CB California
Nyjalik Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (CAR)
Nyjalik Kelly
DE-EDGE UCF
Dallen Bentley Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CAR)
Dallen Bentley
TE Utah
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The Panthers put a flag in the ground for Nyjalik Kelly, 55 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The Slaughter value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In Round 1, Pick 19 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. More want than need.
Pick51 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. is a better player than the 51st pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter in pick No. 83 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick119 Rnd4 Ja'Kobi Lane
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Ja'Kobi Lane at the Round 4 slot is the proof. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick158 Rnd5 Hezekiah Masses
Hezekiah Masses at slot 158 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick159 Rnd5 Nyjalik Kelly
A real head-scratcher, Nyjalik Kelly in the 159th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick200 Rnd6 Dallen Bentley
Dallen Bentley at pick 200 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.