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Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall
B
ValueB+
NeedB+
TradesB-
FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Panthers and Starks: B. You could see the war room lean forward. Malaki Starks at slot 57 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.
For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.
A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.
Pick Analysis
Pick8
Rnd1
James Pearce Jr.
They took James Pearce Jr. at par in the 8th pick, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick57
Rnd2
Malaki Starks
A safety of that caliber at the Round 2 slot is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick74
Rnd3
Tre Harris
Tre Harris at the 74th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.