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RUN ON APR 20, 2025

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  • ScottPawlus DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Davin Vann Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Davin Vann
DE-EDGE NC State
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Panthers took Davin Vann at the 230th overall pick, roughly 48 spots before his name belonged. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

The Ayomanor value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. A whole weekend of picks and offensive lineman is somehow still a want. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 4 of 9 of the wish list covered.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but offensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
James Pearce Jr. at slot 8 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick57 Rnd2 Bradyn Swinson
No edge and no loss on Bradyn Swinson in the 57th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick74 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
They let Maxwell Hairston come to them and pounced at No. 74. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick111 Rnd4 Elic Ayomanor
Steal is underselling it; Elic Ayomanor at pick No. 111 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick114 Rnd4 Jeffrey Bassa
The board had cheaper options than Jeffrey Bassa at the 114th overall pick, and it noticed. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick140 Rnd5 Barryn Sorrell
Barryn Sorrell in the Round 5 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick146 Rnd5 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
They jumped the gun on Antwaun Powell-Ryland, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick163 Rnd5 Elijah Roberts
A wild overpay on Elijah Roberts in slot 163, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Davin Vann
Davin Vann at pick No. 230 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.