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Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall
B-
ValueC
NeedA-
TradesB-
FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Panthers, and a B- to prove it. Everything else got attention, and wide receiver got none. That is a strange way for the Panthers to leave a draft.
Every board in the league had Abney II lower, and that gap is the story. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.
Pick Analysis
Pick19
Rnd1
R Mason Thomas
In pick No. 19 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick51
Rnd2
Keith Abney II
They talked themselves into Keith Abney II at slot 51, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.


