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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CAR)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CAR)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CAR)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (CAR)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (CAR)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CAR)
Bradyn Swinson
DE LSU
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (CAR)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (ATL)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (ATL)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
KJ Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (TB)
KJ Jefferson
QB UCF
Players Gained
Head Shot
Elijah Klein
OG
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall A-
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureA
The Panthers won the night they stopped Restrepo from sliding. Grade: A-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Xavier Restrepo had no business being available in the Round 7 slot, and the Panthers did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the 4th pick they get a ballhawk on the outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
They barely believed it either: Nick Emmanwori still on the board at the Round 2 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick72 Rnd3 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen in the 72nd overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick108 Rnd4 Ashton Jeanty
The board fumbled Ashton Jeanty all the way to Round 4, Pick 7, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick113 Rnd4 Jahdae Barron
Taking Jahdae Barron in pick 113 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jalon Walker
They will replay Jalon Walker at No. 140 for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick220 Rnd7 Wyatt Milum
A offensive lineman of that caliber at slot 220 is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick232 Rnd7 Bradyn Swinson
Bradyn Swinson in pick No. 232 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick234 Rnd7 Xavier Restrepo
Somehow Xavier Restrepo was still sitting there in the 234th overall pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.