🏈 2026 NFL Draft Consensus
Top 100 Prospects · 11 Mock Analysts · 6 Ranking Sources — April 23-25, Pittsburgh
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🏆 #1 Pick: Fernando Mendoza (QB, Indiana) 📺 ESPN · ABC · NFL Network 📍 Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh 257 Picks · 7 Rounds
Last Updated: April 16, 2026

Carolina Panthers

📋 8-9 🏟️ NFC South 🎯 7 picks in 2026 Draft

📋 2026 Draft Picks

Round 1 #19
Round 2 #51
Round 3 #83
Round 4 #119
Round 5 #158, #159
Round 6 #200

🎯 Top Needs

🔥 OL S WR TE DL
OL: Offensive line protection
S: Safety help
WR: Receiving weapons
TE: Tight end upgrade
DL: Interior defensive line

⭐ Our Pick

R1 Pick #19 CB
Jermod McCoy
CB · Tennessee · 6'1 · 188 lbs
ACL comeback with elite tape. McShay has him at 20. Panthers need CB help badly.
Missed 2025 (torn ACL). Elite 2024 tape: 7 PBU, 4 INT at Tennessee. 77-inch wingspan. Pro day: 4.38 40, 38-inch vert, 10-7 broad jump. Big-play neutralizer.

📊 Analyst Mock Projections

NFL.com (Band) TE Kenyon Sadiq (19 · CAR)
Kiper (ESPN) S Emmanuel McNeil-Warren (19 · CAR)
Brugler (Athletic) S Dillon Thieneman (19 · CAR)
McShay (Ringer) TE Kenyon Sadiq (19 · CAR)
Iyer (TSN) WR Jordyn Tyson (19 · CAR)

💭 Dream Draft — All 7 Picks

R1 #19 WR Jordyn Tyson Arizona State
R2 #51 DT Lee Hunter Texas Tech
R3 #83 WR Zachariah Branch Georgia
R4 #119 Target: DL — Interior defensive line
R5 #158 Target: S — Safety help
R5 #159 Target: TE — Tight end upgrade
R6 #200 Target: OL — Offensive line protection

👀 Players to Watch

#15 WR Jordyn Tyson Arizona State · 6'2 · 203 lbs
#16 OT Monroe Freeling Georgia · 6'7 · 315 lbs
#17 TE Kenyon Sadiq Oregon · 6'3 · 241 lbs
#18 OT Kadyn Proctor Alabama · 6'7 · 352 lbs
#19 S Dillon Thieneman Oregon · 6'0 · 201 lbs
#20 DT Peter Woods Clemson · 6'2 · 298 lbs
#21 WR Omar Cooper Jr. Indiana · 6'0 · 199 lbs
#26 DT Caleb Banks Florida · 6'6 · 327 lbs
#27 WR Denzel Boston Washington · 6'4 · 212 lbs
#29 S Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Toledo · 6'3 · 201 lbs
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