Sam Hecht
Carolina PanthersPos C
Updated August 24, 2026
Draft & College
Round 5, pick 144 · Carolina Panthers · 2026
KANSAS ST (Unknown)
Taken
#144
where he actually went
Consensus board
81st
average of the public big boards that spring
Our board
102nd
where we had him ranked
Our college model
#257
among IOL in our college data
He lasted longer than consensus.
In college · 2024-2025
Coming out
7.76
RAS
5.10s
40 yd
20 reps
Bench
28"
Vertical
101"
Broad
7.75s
3-cone
4.71s
Shuttle
What this pick usually becomes
Of the 450 players taken as a fourth-rounder between 2012 and 2021, 38% earned a second contract and 26% became starters. The median one started 11 career games.