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2026 Mock Draft 1.0

  • Dmaruk04 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (CAR)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CAR)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (CAR)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CAR)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (CAR)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (CAR)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Noah Fifita Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (CAR)
Noah Fifita
QB Arizona
Keaten Wade Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CAR)
Keaten Wade
DE-EDGE Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NE)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (NE)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Robert Spillane
LB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Panthers won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

The Panthers went off the board in a big way for Keaten Wade, 58 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Sadiq falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In the Round 1 slot they get a seam-stretching tight end at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick51 Rnd2 Akheem Mesidor
Akheem Mesidor at Round 2, Pick 19 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick62 Rnd2 Deontae Lawson
A clean, defensible pick in the 62nd pick with a little surplus value in Deontae Lawson. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick83 Rnd3 Harold Perkins Jr.
A conviction pick on Harold Perkins Jr. at pick 83 that the board grades a round light. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick119 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
A tidy little value on Zachariah Branch in the 119th overall pick, a step better than break-even. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick157 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
A slide stopped in pick No. 157, with Domani Jackson worth more than the price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick158 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Aamil Wagner. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick199 Rnd6 Noah Fifita
No drama and no debate, Noah Fifita went about where he belonged in No. 199. It fills a real need, too.
Pick235 Rnd7 Keaten Wade
They talked themselves into Keaten Wade at pick No. 235, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.