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Draft Selections
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Nic Scourton
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CAR)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CAR)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CAR)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (CAR)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers cashed the board's mistake on Barron: B-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Jahdae Barron got past him. The Panthers do not have to explain a thing at the 227th overall pick. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The Scourton pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Nic Scourton
In No. 8 they get a double-digit-sack hope, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick57 Rnd2 Princely Umanmielen
Princely Umanmielen at Round 2, Pick 25 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick74 Rnd3 Will Johnson
They will replay Will Johnson at the 74th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick109 Rnd4 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen at the Round 4 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick112 Rnd4 Nick Emmanwori
The board fumbled Nick Emmanwori all the way to the 112th pick, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jalon Walker
Circle this one: Jalon Walker at pick 139 is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick145 Rnd5 Alfred Collins
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Alfred Collins reach slot 145 and blink. They did not. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick162 Rnd5 Ashton Jeanty
They robbed the room for Ashton Jeanty here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jahdae Barron
Taking Jahdae Barron in the 227th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.