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byrnesaf'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 27, 2026

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  • byrnesaf DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CAR)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Anthony Lucas Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CAR)
Anthony Lucas
DE-EDGE USC
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CAR)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Chase Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Chase Roberts
WR BYU
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CAR)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (CAR)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Logan Fano Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CAR)
Logan Fano
DE-EDGE Utah
Fa'alili Fa'amoe Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CAR)
Fa'alili Fa'amoe
OT Wake Forest
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Panthers.

Some picks age like wine; Anthony Lucas at No. 51 will need to, sitting 46 spots clear of his grade.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped linebacker, which is a strange place to end up. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Lew.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In Round 1, Pick 19 they get a potential shutdown corner at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick51 Rnd2 Anthony Lucas
Anthony Lucas in the 51st overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick83 Rnd3 Connor Lew
Connor Lew at the 83rd pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick119 Rnd4 Chase Roberts
They left a pile of value on the table to take Chase Roberts this early at slot 119. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick156 Rnd5 Tacario Davis
Value with a capital V on Tacario Davis in the Round 5 slot, a genuine coup. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick157 Rnd5 Nate Boerkircher
A quiet steal in pick No. 157: Nate Boerkircher for less than the market said. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick198 Rnd6 Logan Fano
A big swing on Logan Fano at slot 198, well ahead of any board in the building. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick235 Rnd7 Fa'alili Fa'amoe
Fa'alili Fa'amoe in the 235th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It fills a real need, too.