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Draft Selections
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall
C+
ValueD
NeedB+
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Panthers cashed the board's mistake on Singleton Jr.: C+. When a board-topper like Eric Singleton Jr. slides to No. 194, you do not overthink it, and the Panthers did not. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C+.
Every board in the league had Payton lower, and that gap is the story. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want.
The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.
In the end, one you will need a couple of seasons to truly judge.
Pick Analysis
Pick15
Rnd1
Jaeden Roberts
In the 15th overall pick they get protection for the quarterback, though the board says they badly overpaid. A real need, handled.
Pick47
Rnd2
Peter Woods
Peter Woods in the 47th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick79
Rnd3
Chris Brazzell II
A wide receiver of that caliber at No. 79 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick115
Rnd4
Eric O'Neill
Eric O'Neill at pick No. 115 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick150
Rnd5
Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton in pick 150 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick155
Rnd5
Jalon Kilgore
Taking Jalon Kilgore in slot 155 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.
Pick194
Rnd6
Eric Singleton Jr.
Circle this one: Eric Singleton Jr. at the Round 6 slot is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick230
Rnd7
Ahmaad Moses
A big swing on Ahmaad Moses at Round 7, Pick 15, well ahead of any board in the building. It fills a real need, too.








