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Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall
D-
ValueA-
NeedA-
TradesF
FutureD
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Panthers and Fannin Jr.: D-. Somebody took the Panthers to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it. It grades a D-, and the process earned it.
They banked enough surplus on Fannin Jr. to cover a lot of smaller sins. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.
Pick Analysis
Pick8
Rnd1
Tetairoa McMillan
In the 8th overall pick they get a difference-maker at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick57
Rnd2
Malaki Starks
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Malaki Starks in the 57th pick, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick74
Rnd3
Jalon Walker
They robbed the room for Jalon Walker here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick110
Rnd4
Harold Fannin Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Harold Fannin Jr. at pick 110 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick113
Rnd4
Denzel Burke
You do not let a cornerback like Denzel Burke reach Round 4, Pick 12 and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick141
Rnd5
Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter at pick No. 141 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.






















