Cornerback · Carolina Panthers

Role Score

Developmental

Projected Role

Unknown

Current Status

#129CAR

Last Season → Now

Player profile

Age: 23 yr
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 189 lb
NFL Experience: 0 years
Birth Date: Apr 9, 2003
College: Texas A&M; Kansas State
Draft: 2026
Draft Pick: R4 · #129

Availability & contract

Expected Games: 4/17
Total Contract: —
This Year: —
Per Game: —

Roster Value breakdown

Compare this player against

Roster Value−7.0 vs NFL CB42nd percentile

Role−12.4 vs NFL CB31st percentile

Experience−37.0 vs NFL CB0th percentile

Prime+3.5 vs NFL CB37th percentile

Durability−11.4 vs NFL CB15th percentile

Continuity−29.3 vs NFL CB0th percentile

Draft Pedigree+16.4 vs NFL CB68th percentile

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Status and availability

Where he stands

Unknown

His roster status is not established yet.

Next game

Not established

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No published status yet

Still needed: a scheduled next game.

Where Will Lee III fits · Cornerbacks

CAR cornerbacks, last season vs this season — Will Lee III is highlighted. This shows where he sits in the room now, alongside last season's group for context.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Secondary: Renaldo Hill

#8Jaycee Horn879213/177699769690$11M26.86'1"200

#26Chau Smith-Wade717215/175277909634$1.2M24.05'11"176

#42Cam MillerFree agent26455/170050900—23.26'0"192

#43Devonta SmithFree agent26455/170050940—23.85'11"195

#29Akayleb Evans534013/175534789550$1.3M27.36'2"198

#2Mike Jackson613515/178092887933—29.76'1"210

#24Will Lee IIIDrafted, unsigned40354/1700509245—23.56'1"189

#32Zion ChildressPractice squad32303/17——18960—24.75'11"195

DeCarlos NicholsonFree agent19303/170050960—24.96'3"189

Last season · 2025Secondary: Renaldo Hill

Jaycee Horn879213/177699769690$11M26.86'1"200

Chau Smith-Wade717215/175277909634$1.2M24.05'11"176

Damarri MathisUnknown565513/17580799352—27.55'11"195

David LongUnknown46458/17560508665—28.65'11"196

Michael ReidUnknown35455/170050960—24.36'2"200

Corey ThorntonOn waivers434512/17182571960$1.0M25.66'1"195

Akayleb Evans534013/175534789550$1.3M27.36'2"198

Mike Jackson613515/178092887933—29.76'1"210

Robert RochellFree agent38359/17290558745$1.1M28.46'0"195

Transactions

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#24Will Lee III

Roster Value40

#129CAR

Carolina Panthers select CB Will Lee in the NFL draft

Apr 25, 2026

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