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Will Lee III Carolina Panthers · #24

Cornerback · 6' 1", 189 lbs · St. Louis, MO

Will Lee III is a Cornerback for the Carolina Panthers, drafted 129th overall, 2026.

CornerbackDrafted 129th overallRookie
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Scouting report

Will Lee III — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Cornerback · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Will Lee III is a Cornerback for the Carolina Panthers, drafted 129th overall, 2026.
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Offense
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Defense
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Feel / IQ
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Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Below average scorer
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Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Below average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Below average late
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Athleticism
Below average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Will Lee III stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
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Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1962 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
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Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Will Lee III — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
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Playmaking
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Rebounding
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Shooting
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The engine

How the model sees Will Lee III

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected next season  confidence
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.
What moves the production line vs last season
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: — → games & confidence
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Will Lee III career stats, season by season

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
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Context

Are the Carolina Panthers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

15–67proj record
-42.5net index
50off index
8def index
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Aggressive hedge & helpscheme
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Defensive anchors: Aaron Hall, Ahmani Marshall.
How his role moves
Primary cornerback role on a team grading 50 offense / 8 defense. No calibrated baseline for this team yet — record is modeled.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Will Lee III

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

The beginning

Will Lee III is a Cornerback for the Carolina Panthers.

Carolina Panthers

Turning pro

Drafted 129th overall, 2026 as a Cornerback.

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Will Lee III is a Carolina Panthers cornerback, drafted 129th overall, 2026.

Chapter

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Where things stand

Where III goes from here.

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III's story
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Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 1"
Weight
189 lbs
Draft
129th overall, 2026
Born
St. Louis, MO
Jersey
#24
Background

Will Lee III is from St. Louis, MO. He was drafted 129th overall, 2026 and plays cornerback at 6' 1", 189 lbs.

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Lee is currently on the Carolina Panthers roster.

The person

Will Lee III is a depth and special-teams defensive back who has recorded 0 tackles with 0 interceptions and 0 passes defensed across his career.

Coverage production0 career interceptions and 0 passes defensed.
Tackling0 career tackles from the secondary.
Draft pedigree129th overall, 2026.
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FAQ

Will Lee III — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Will Lee III, answered.

What position does Will Lee III play?
Will Lee III is a Cornerback for the Carolina Panthers.
When was Will Lee III drafted?
Will Lee III was drafted 129th overall, 2026.
How many seasons has Will Lee III played?
This is his first season on record.
What are Will Lee III's career stats?
He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.
Will Lee III career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

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