jzaNe1949'S MOCK DRAFT
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jzaNe1949'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 20, 2026

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April 20

  • jzaNe1949 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CAR)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CAR)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CAR)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (CAR)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Quintayvious Hutchins Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (CAR)
Quintayvious Hutchins
DE-EDGE Boston College
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CAR)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

Nobody had Quintayvious Hutchins this high, and it is not close. The Panthers reached 49 spots to get him at slot 159. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

However the rest shakes out, Lew at that price is a win they earned. A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want. They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Avieon Terrell
In pick No. 19 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick51 Rnd2 Malachi Lawrence
A straight-up fair deal on Malachi Lawrence at Round 2, Pick 19, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick83 Rnd3 Ted Hurst
Ted Hurst in pick 83 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick119 Rnd4 Connor Lew
Taking Connor Lew in No. 119 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick158 Rnd5 Trey Moore
Value said wait; Trey Moore in slot 158 says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick159 Rnd5 Quintayvious Hutchins
Quintayvious Hutchins at the 159th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick200 Rnd6 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
Kaleb Elarms-Orr slipping to slot 200 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.