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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jake Majors
C Texas
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CAR)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CAR)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CAR)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Panthers and Smith: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Brashard Smith tumbling to the Panthers in No. 164 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They are betting Fortune proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a bendy edge with upside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
A tidy little value on Isaiah Bond in the 57th pick, a step better than break-even. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick74 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Circle this one: Xavier Watts at the 74th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick110 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Good price on Jake Majors in No. 110, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick113 Rnd4 O'Donnell Fortune
A reach on O'Donnell Fortune in slot 113; the board had better options right there. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick141 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in pick 141 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick147 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
The board fumbled Cam Skattebo all the way to pick No. 147, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.
Pick164 Rnd5 Brashard Smith
They will replay Brashard Smith at Round 5, Pick 27 for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick229 Rnd7 Brant Kuithe
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Brant Kuithe at the 229th pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.