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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CAR)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CAR)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CAR)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CAR)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (CAR)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (CAR)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CAR)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CAR)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB TradesA- FutureB-
Larceny in pick 248 lands the Panthers a B+, Arroyo and all.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Panthers watched Elijah Arroyo slide 70 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

Every board in the league had Griffith lower, and that gap is the story. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In slot 12 they get a double-digit-sack hope. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Somehow Jalon Walker was still sitting there in the 44th pick, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick57 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
They will replay Jihaad Campbell at pick 57 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick74 Rnd3 Tyleik Williams
They robbed the room for Tyleik Williams here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick109 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter at pick No. 109 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick112 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Value with a capital V on Smael Mondon Jr. in the 112th overall pick, a genuine coup. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick139 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
They barely believed it either: Kevin Winston Jr. still on the board at Round 5, Pick 2. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick145 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom at No. 145 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick162 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Sonny Styles in slot 162, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick209 Rnd6 O'Donnell Fortune
A clean, defensible pick in pick 209 with a little surplus value in O'Donnell Fortune. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick227 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
This one needs a full-page explanation: Thor Griffith in Round 7, Pick 11, miles early. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick248 Rnd7 Elijah Arroyo
You do not let a tight end like Elijah Arroyo reach the 248th pick and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.