Carolina Panthers select CB Will Lee in the NFL draft

Apr 25, 2026

Drafted

Official

What changed

Carolina Panthers cornerbacks, this season vs last season — the room this transaction changed.

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

#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

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

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Apr 25, 2026