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AveryCooks'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 23, 2026

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2026 FINAL MOCK

  • AveryCooks DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
T.J. Parker Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CAR)
T.J. Parker
DE-EDGE Clemson
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CAR)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CAR)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (CAR)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (CAR)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CAR)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Panthers, and a B- to prove it.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Panthers shredded theirs for Diego Pavia. He came off 53 spots early, and the room will hear about it. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

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

On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the offensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 T.J. Parker
In Round 1, Pick 19 they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick51 Rnd2 LT Overton
They paid up for LT Overton at pick No. 51 when waiting would have done the job. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick83 Rnd3 Treydan Stukes
Treydan Stukes slipping to slot 83 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick119 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Bryce Lance at the 119th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick158 Rnd5 Trey Moore
Value said wait; Trey Moore in the 158th pick says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick159 Rnd5 Red Murdock
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Red Murdock well ahead of where he belonged. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick200 Rnd6 Diego Pavia
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Diego Pavia. The roster fit checks out.