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JoshWeb2'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 24, 2026

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Packers

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    Panthers
Draft Selections
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CAR)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CAR)
Keyron Crawford
DE-EDGE Auburn
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CAR)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Nyjalik Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (CAR)
Nyjalik Kelly
DE-EDGE UCF
George Gumbs Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (CAR)
George Gumbs Jr.
DE-EDGE Florida
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CAR)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Panthers.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Nyjalik Kelly, 56 picks early at the Round 5 slot. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Getting Lew where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but safety.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Colton Hood
In slot 19 they get a press-man option on the boundary. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick51 Rnd2 Keyron Crawford
Keyron Crawford at No. 51 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick83 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
Taking Zachariah Branch in pick No. 83 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick119 Rnd4 Connor Lew
Connor Lew at the 119th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick158 Rnd5 Nyjalik Kelly
Nyjalik Kelly in the 158th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick159 Rnd5 George Gumbs Jr.
George Gumbs Jr. at pick 159 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick200 Rnd6 Red Murdock
They took Red Murdock at par in slot 200, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.