JBHANCOCK94'S MOCK DRAFT
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JBHANCOCK94'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 4, 2026

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  • JBHANCOCK94 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CAR)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CAR)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (CAR)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CAR)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers cashed the board's mistake on Lane: B.

Call it larceny. Ja'Kobi Lane sat on the board until pick 119, and the Panthers did not need to be asked twice.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The back end got a real overhaul.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Jermod McCoy
In the 19th overall pick they get an island corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick51 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick83 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson in slot 83 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick119 Rnd4 Ja'Kobi Lane
Circle this one: Ja'Kobi Lane at pick No. 119 is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick158 Rnd5 Skyler Gill-Howard
A tidy little value on Skyler Gill-Howard in pick 158, a step better than break-even. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick159 Rnd5 Kaytron Allen
The board had Kaytron Allen higher than the 159th pick, and the running back fell to them anyway. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick200 Rnd6 VJ Payne
VJ Payne at No. 200 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.