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Carolina 4/22/24

  • Narwhal DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CAR)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (CAR)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (CAR)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Brandon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CAR)
Brandon Coleman
OL TCU
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CAR)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Draft Picks Received
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (IND)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the 240th overall pick lands the Panthers a B, Harden and all.

Call it larceny. Myles Harden sat on the board until pick 240, and the Panthers did not need to be asked twice. The bottom line is a respectable B.

The linebacker hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick39 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders in Round 2, Pick 7 is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick46 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at the Round 2 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick65 Rnd3 Adisa Isaac
The board had Adisa Isaac higher than slot 65, and the edge rusher fell to them anyway. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick82 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher slid further than he should have, and the 82nd pick is lovely value for the offensive lineman. The roster fit checks out.
Pick101 Rnd4 Malik Washington
They barely believed it either: Malik Washington still on the board at pick No. 101. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick141 Rnd5 Hunter Nourzad
You do not let an offensive lineman like Hunter Nourzad reach pick 141 and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick142 Rnd5 Brandon Coleman
Circle this one: Brandon Coleman at No. 142 is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick240 Rnd7 Myles Harden
Myles Harden in the 240th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.