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GoCarolina19'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 3, 2026

Panthers Mock Draft 3.0

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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (CAR)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CAR)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Ian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (CAR)
Ian Strong
WR Rutgers
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CAR)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Connor Tollison Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (CAR)
Connor Tollison
C Missouri
Amare Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CAR)
Amare Campbell
LB Penn State
Kevin Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CAR)
Kevin Jennings
QB SMU
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (MIA)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Ian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NE)
Ian Strong
WR Rutgers
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (TEN)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TEN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (NE)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (MIA)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (TEN)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jonathon Brooks
RB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesD+ FutureB-
The Panthers robbed the room for Haulcy. Final grade: B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: A.J. Haulcy, Round 3, Pick 19, roughly 22 picks past where he belonged. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

The cost of the Campbell reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick No. 30 they get a three-down second-level presence, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick45 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles at the 45th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick62 Rnd2 Ian Strong
Ian Strong at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick83 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
A.J. Haulcy in pick 83 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick119 Rnd4 Chris Johnson
Value with a capital V on Chris Johnson in Round 4, Pick 19, a genuine coup. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez at No. 143 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick158 Rnd5 Connor Tollison
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Connor Tollison. The roster fit checks out.
Pick200 Rnd6 Amare Campbell
Amare Campbell at the 200th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick235 Rnd7 Kevin Jennings
They read the board right and Kevin Jennings was the payoff at the 235th pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.