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  • ikj23xx DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CAR)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CAR)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (CAR)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in Round 2, Pick 1 lands the Panthers a B, Latu and all.

Call it larceny. Laiatu Latu sat on the board until the 33rd pick, and the Panthers did not need to be asked twice. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

A whole weekend of picks and offensive lineman is somehow still a want. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Good work on the whole, with offensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Laiatu Latu
They will replay Laiatu Latu at slot 33 for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick39 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson at the 39th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick65 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
No drama and no debate, Devontez Walker went about where he belonged in pick 65. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick101 Rnd4 Trey Benson
Good price on Trey Benson in No. 101, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick142 Rnd5 Kalen King
A straight-up fair deal on Kalen King at pick No. 142, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick166 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Malik Mustapha at the Round 5 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick178 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
They let Luke McCaffrey come to them and pounced at Round 6, Pick 3. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.