Thedeanclay'S MOCK DRAFT
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Thedeanclay'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 21, 2026

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  • Thedeanclay DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CAR)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Chris Bell Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CAR)
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Hezekiah Masses Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (CAR)
Hezekiah Masses
CB California
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CAR)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Kaden Wetjen Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (CAR)
Kaden Wetjen
WR Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Kaden Wetjen Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Kaden Wetjen
WR Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (TB)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Albert Regis Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (DEN)
Albert Regis
DL Texas A&M
Players Gained
Head Shot
Benjamin Morrison
CB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesA FutureB
The Panthers let Jones fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

You build a draft on nights like this. Logan Jones had no business being available in pick No. 119, and the Panthers did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The cost of the Wetjen reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The Benjamin Morrison deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In No. 19 they get the heartbeat of the defense, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick51 Rnd2 Chris Bell
Chris Bell in the 51st pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick119 Rnd4 Logan Jones
A offensive lineman of that caliber at slot 119 is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick159 Rnd5 Hezekiah Masses
Hezekiah Masses in the Round 5 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick200 Rnd6 Keagen Trost
Keagen Trost is a better player than pick 200 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick223 Rnd7 Kaden Wetjen
Kaden Wetjen in the 223rd overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.