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    Panthers
Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CAR)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (CAR)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (CAR)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (CAR)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CAR)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CAR)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CAR)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CAR)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (CAR)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CAR)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CAR)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (LAR)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (BUF)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (TB)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (IND)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (BUF)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (DAL)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesC- FutureA+
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Panthers: B.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Panthers did exactly that with Jamaree Caldwell in Round 5, Pick 32. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Judkins falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick45 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Malaki Starks in No. 45, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick53 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker in pick 53 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick62 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
They barely believed it either: Colston Loveland still on the board at the Round 2 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick74 Rnd3 Tre Harris
Tre Harris in the 74th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick90 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
Circle this one: TreVeyon Henderson at Round 3, Pick 26 is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick100 Rnd3 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo at slot 100 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick107 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
Steal is underselling it; Mason Taylor at the Round 4 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick109 Rnd4 Kobe King
They left a pile of value on the table to take Kobe King this early at slot 109. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick112 Rnd4 Chris Paul Jr.
Taking Chris Paul Jr. in the 112th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick119 Rnd4 Shemar Turner
They paid a round early for Shemar Turner in Round 4, Pick 18, more than the board wanted. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick139 Rnd5 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at No. 139 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick145 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at the 145th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jamaree Caldwell
Jamaree Caldwell in pick 169 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick170 Rnd5 Thor Griffith
A wild overpay on Thor Griffith in pick No. 170, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick227 Rnd7 Karene Reid
They robbed the room for Karene Reid here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick235 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
A big swing on Shilo Sanders at the 235th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jimmy Horn Jr.
Jimmy Horn Jr. at pick 248 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.