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2026

  • Darien DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CAR)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CAR)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CAR)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (CAR)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Josh Cuevas Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CAR)
Josh Cuevas
TE Alabama
Ricardo Hallman Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CAR)
Ricardo Hallman
CB Wisconsin
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Panthers: B-.

The Panthers' one glaring miss is linebacker, a need they left exactly as they found it. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

Greene III has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. On the needs board they went 6 of 9, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Good work on the whole, with linebacker the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Kadyn Proctor
In slot 19 they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick51 Rnd2 Germie Bernard
No edge and no loss on Germie Bernard in the 51st pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jake Golday
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 83 with a little surplus value in Jake Golday. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick119 Rnd4 Jakobe Thomas
Jakobe Thomas in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick156 Rnd5 Aaron Anderson
Aaron Anderson at the 156th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick157 Rnd5 Earnest Greene III
The board had cheaper options than Earnest Greene III at No. 157, and it noticed. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick198 Rnd6 Josh Cuevas
By-the-book stuff, Josh Cuevas at pick 198 squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick235 Rnd7 Ricardo Hallman
Ricardo Hallman in Round 7, Pick 19 is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.