PANTHERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Carolina Panthers

The Panthers cashed the board's mistake on Hurst: B.

by ORRZ04 · 2026 NFL Draft · 6 picks · 1 steals · 2 reaches
Value C+
Need A-
Trades A-
Future B-

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Ted Hurst, the No. 85 name on the board, stolen at Round 4, Pick 19. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. The Tucker reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.10 · Pick 10 · Sonny Styles · LB · rank 21
In Round 1, Pick 10 they get a three-down second-level presence, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.19 · Pick 51 · D'Angelo Ponds · CB · rank 47
D'Angelo Ponds at the 51st pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.31 · Pick 95 · Sam Hecht · C · rank 88
Sam Hecht at pick 95 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.19 · Pick 119 · Ted Hurst · WR · rank 85
They will replay Ted Hurst at pick No. 119 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.18 · Pick 158 · Nadame Tucker · DE-EDGE · rank 172
Nadame Tucker at slot 158 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.16 · Pick 197 · Dalton Johnson · S · rank 200
They paid sticker price for Dalton Johnson in the Round 6 slot, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
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