Ethan D'S MOCK DRAFT
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2026 Draft

  • Ethan D DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
T.J. Parker Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CAR)
T.J. Parker
DE-EDGE Clemson
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CAR)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CAR)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Quincy Rhodes Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (CAR)
Quincy Rhodes Jr.
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
R Mason Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (CAR)
R Mason Thomas
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Keaten Wade Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CAR)
Keaten Wade
DE-EDGE Colorado
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Draft Picks Received
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (BAL)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Draft Picks Traded
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (BAL)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Players traded away
Head Shot
Boogie Basham
LB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureD
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Panthers.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Panthers took Keaten Wade a full 157 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

That Thomas pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped linebacker, which is a strange place to end up.

The trade work was a quiet net positive. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 3 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 T.J. Parker
In the 10th overall pick they get a problem off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Avieon Terrell
They robbed the room for Avieon Terrell here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick41 Rnd2 Kevin Coleman Jr.
A wild overpay on Kevin Coleman Jr. in Round 2, Pick 9, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick76 Rnd3 Quincy Rhodes Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Quincy Rhodes Jr. at No. 76 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick111 Rnd4 Kalil Alexander
They left a pile of value on the table to take Kalil Alexander this early at the 111th pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick162 Rnd5 R Mason Thomas
R Mason Thomas in pick 162 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick192 Rnd6 Keaten Wade
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Keaten Wade well ahead of where he belonged. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick230 Rnd7 Aaron Anderson
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick 230 is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.