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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (CAR)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (CAR)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CAR)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (CAR)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (CAR)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (CLE)
TO PICK
 
Draft Picks Traded
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (ATL)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA FutureB-
The Panthers let James fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jordan James, the 112th overall pick, roughly 56 picks past where he belonged. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. On the needs board they went 6 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick29 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
In the 29th pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick60 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Steal is underselling it; Jihaad Campbell at pick No. 60 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick67 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in No. 67 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick108 Rnd4 Darien Porter
Circle this one: Darien Porter at pick 108 is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jordan James
Jordan James at Round 4, Pick 11 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick138 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
A safety of that caliber at slot 138 is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.