grady.s'S MOCK DRAFT
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grady.s'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 24, 2026

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  • grady.s DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CAR)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CAR)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CAR)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (CAR)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CAR)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers kept it disciplined and banked a B.

The Panthers went off the board in a big way for Patrick Payton, 44 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want. The Crownover value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In pick No. 19 they get a home-run threat at receiver, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick51 Rnd2 Derrick Moore
Derrick Moore in No. 51 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick83 Rnd3 Chandler Rivers
Chandler Rivers at slot 83 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick119 Rnd4 Mikail Kamara
A big swing on Mikail Kamara at the 119th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick158 Rnd5 Dametrious Crownover
Steal is underselling it; Dametrious Crownover at pick 158 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick159 Rnd5 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
A reach for Kaleb Elarms-Orr in the 159th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick200 Rnd6 Patrick Payton
A wild overpay on Patrick Payton in the 200th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.