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Draft Selections
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CAR)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CAR)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (CAR)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (CAR)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CAR)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CAR)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CAR)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (CAR)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (TEN)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (TEN)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (TEN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Traded
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (TEN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Panthers.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Panthers took Solomon Byrd at slot 182, roughly 75 spots before his name belonged. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

The Pearl steal is the beam this whole class leans on. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 9 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Quantity was the play, for better or worse.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
Nate Wiggins at Round 2, Pick 1 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick39 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Nice patience on Adonai Mitchell, who had no business lasting to pick 39. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick65 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at No. 65 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick106 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen in the 106th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick142 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
They talked themselves into Jaheim Bell at the 142nd pick, and the board did not agree. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick167 Rnd5 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent at pick No. 167 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick182 Rnd6 Solomon Byrd
Solomon Byrd at the 182nd pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick221 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
This one needs a full-page explanation: Sam Hartman in pick 221, miles early. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick232 Rnd7 Julian Pearl
You do not let an offensive lineman like Julian Pearl reach Round 7, Pick 12 and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick240 Rnd7 Evan Williams
Evan Williams in No. 240 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick242 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
A slide stopped in pick No. 242, with Frank Gore Jr. worth more than the price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.