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LARAMS'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 23, 2026

Panthers super bowl RUN!????

  • LARAMS DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CAR)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CAR)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CAR)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (CAR)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Louis Moore Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CAR)
Louis Moore
S Indiana
Albert Regis Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (CAR)
Albert Regis
DL Texas A&M
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (CAR)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CAR)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CAR)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Tyler Onyedim Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CAR)
Tyler Onyedim
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (CAR)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
Jack Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jack Kelly
LB BYU
Draft Picks Received
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (BAL)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
Jack Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (BAL)
Jack Kelly
LB BYU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (SF)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Players Gained
Head Shot
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Andy Dalton
QB
Head Shot
Chuba Hubbard
RB
Head Shot
Xavier Legette
WR
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall D+
ValueC NeedB+ TradesF FutureA
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Panthers to a D+.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Panthers reached some 62 spots for Eric O'Neill, and value like that does not grow back.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it.

However the rest shakes out, Harvey at that price is a win they earned.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick49 Rnd2 Akheem Mesidor
Akheem Mesidor in No. 49 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick51 Rnd2 Germie Bernard
The board had cheaper options than Germie Bernard at the 51st pick, and it noticed. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick65 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
No edge and no loss on Keionte Scott in the Round 3 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick83 Rnd3 Taurean York
Taurean York at pick 83 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick99 Rnd3 Parker Brailsford
They reached a country mile for Parker Brailsford at slot 99, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick156 Rnd5 Louis Moore
Louis Moore in pick No. 156 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick157 Rnd5 Albert Regis
Albert Regis in pick No. 157 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick161 Rnd5 Trey Moore
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Trey Moore well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick198 Rnd6 Eric O'Neill
Eric O'Neill at No. 198 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick227 Rnd7 Diego Pavia
They paid up for Diego Pavia at the 227th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick235 Rnd7 Tyler Onyedim
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Tyler Onyedim. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick249 Rnd7 DJ Harvey
Circle this one: DJ Harvey at the 249th pick is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick252 Rnd7 Jack Kelly
They paid a round early for Jack Kelly in the Round 7 slot, more than the board wanted. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.