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Mo'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 25, 2026

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  • Mo DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CAR)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CAR)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (CAR)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CAR)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CAR)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (CAR)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (CAR)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CAR)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CAR)
Tony Grimes
CB Purdue
Jaleel Skinner Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jaleel Skinner
TE Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Tony Grimes
CB Purdue
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (BUF)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DAL)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
The Panthers got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C+.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Panthers reached some 99 spots for Jaleel Skinner, and value like that does not grow back. It nets out a thoroughly average C+.

Lawson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

If Gabe Jacas and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick60 Rnd2 Gabe Jacas
Gabe Jacas at pick No. 60 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick83 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson at No. 83 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick91 Rnd3 Trinidad Chambliss
Trinidad Chambliss at Round 3, Pick 27 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick112 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
A tidy little value on Zachariah Branch in pick 112, a step better than break-even. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick119 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Fair-plus on Bryce Lance, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick156 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
A straight-up fair deal on Aamil Wagner at the Round 5 slot, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick157 Rnd5 Earnest Greene III
They went early on Earnest Greene III in No. 157, and the value did not follow. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick177 Rnd5 Bud Clark
Bud Clark in pick No. 177 is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick198 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
No edge and no loss on Trey Zuhn III in slot 198; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick215 Rnd6 Tony Grimes
They reached a country mile for Tony Grimes at Round 6, Pick 36, and the board is aghast. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick235 Rnd7 Jaleel Skinner
Jaleel Skinner at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.