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  • JR69 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (CAR)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (CAR)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CAR)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (CAR)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CAR)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (CAR)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CAR)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CAR)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (CAR)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CAR)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CAR)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CAR)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Korey Foreman Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CAR)
Korey Foreman
DL-EDGE Fresno State
Draft Picks Received
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (ATL)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (LAR)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (ATL)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (LAR)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (ATL)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Korey Foreman Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Korey Foreman
DL-EDGE Fresno State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (HOU)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ryan Neuzil
OG
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Derek Stingley Jr.
CB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Panthers a A-.

There is reaching, and then there is Korey Foreman at No. 239. The Panthers jumped the board by 103 and dared it to prove them wrong.

They banked enough surplus on Singleton to cover a lot of smaller sins. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Nick Emmanwori and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick46 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in Round 2, Pick 14 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker in slot 74 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick76 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
The board had cheaper options than Donovan Jackson at pick No. 76, and it noticed. It fills a real need, too.
Pick86 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at the 86th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick88 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
Steal is underselling it; Jalen Royals at pick 88 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick101 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
They barely believed it either: Quinshon Judkins still on the board at the Round 3 slot. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick113 Rnd4 JJ Pegues
They reached into another round for JJ Pegues, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick117 Rnd4 Deontae Lawson
They robbed the room for Deontae Lawson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick121 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
You do not let a tight end like Mason Taylor reach slot 121 and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick122 Rnd4 Jake Majors
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jake Majors in No. 122, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick139 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra at pick No. 139 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.
Pick145 Rnd5 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. at Round 5, Pick 8 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick162 Rnd5 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton in the 162nd pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick164 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Circle this one: Smael Mondon Jr. at the 164th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick227 Rnd7 Tim Smith
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tim Smith well ahead of where he belonged. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick238 Rnd7 Akheem Mesidor
Akheem Mesidor in pick No. 238 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick239 Rnd7 Korey Foreman
Korey Foreman in No. 239 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.