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trey'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 4, 2026

panthers

  • trey DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CAR)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CAR)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CAR)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CAR)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Jack Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jack Kelly
LB BYU
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers let Slaughter fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jake Slaughter, pick 83, roughly 29 picks past where he belonged. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Every board in the league had Kelly lower, and that gap is the story. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the 19th pick they get a three-down second-level presence at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick51 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
They paid sticker price for Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in slot 51, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
They barely believed it either: Jake Slaughter still on the board at pick 83. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick119 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
They did well to land Jalon Kilgore in No. 119, just ahead of his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick156 Rnd5 Zane Durant
A wild overpay on Zane Durant in pick No. 156, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick157 Rnd5 Kevin Coleman Jr.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kevin Coleman Jr. in Round 5, Pick 19. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick198 Rnd6 Jaydn Ott
They let Jaydn Ott come to them and pounced at the Round 6 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick235 Rnd7 Jack Kelly
They reached a country mile for Jack Kelly at the 235th overall pick, and the board is aghast. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.