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Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (CAR)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CAR)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (CAR)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jake Majors
C Texas
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CAR)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CAR)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CAR)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (CAR)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CAR)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CAR)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (CAR)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CAR)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (LAR)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (LAR)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LAC)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAR)
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PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CIN)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Stanford
Players Gained
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Tyler Johnson
WR
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Khalil Mack
LB
Head Shot
Jonathan Mingo
WR
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall A-
ValueA- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA-
The Panthers won the night they stopped Smith from sliding. Grade: A-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Brashard Smith at the 213th overall pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. They executed a plan and it shows in the A-.

The Griffith pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

In the end it comes back to Jack Sawyer, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick55 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell in pick 55 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick57 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
They barely believed it either: Nick Emmanwori still on the board at Round 2, Pick 25. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick81 Rnd3 Deone Walker
A quiet steal in the 81st overall pick: Deone Walker for less than the market said. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick90 Rnd3 Barrett Carter
They let Barrett Carter come to them and pounced at No. 90. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick100 Rnd3 Jack Bech
Jack Bech in pick No. 100 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Taking Jake Majors in the 109th pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick112 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson in slot 112 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick117 Rnd4 Azareye'h Thomas
Azareye'h Thomas in Round 4, Pick 16 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick123 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
A tight end of that caliber at the Round 4 slot is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick125 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Smael Mondon Jr. in No. 125, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
They liked Jaeden Roberts enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 139. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick145 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at the 145th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.
Pick163 Rnd5 Connor Colby
Connor Colby at pick 163 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick186 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
The board fumbled Jay Higgins all the way to pick No. 186, and they scooped it up. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick191 Rnd6 Jeffrey Bassa
Jeffrey Bassa in the 191st pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick213 Rnd6 Brashard Smith
Brashard Smith at the Round 6 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick227 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Thor Griffith well ahead of where he belonged. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.