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Draft Selections
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (CAR)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (CAR)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (CAR)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CAR)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CAR)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (CAR)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (PHI)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (PHI)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (HOU)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB-
The Panthers won the night they stopped Ramsey from sliding. Grade: B-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Panthers were there to profit. Kamari Ramsey, the No. 46 name on the board, should have been long gone before slot 147.

Every board in the league had Carmona lower, and that gap is the story. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Tai Felton
Good price on Tai Felton in the 29th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick47 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in pick 47 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick54 Rnd2 Jake Majors
A reach for Jake Majors in No. 54; a little patience would have been rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick62 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyleik Williams. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick71 Rnd3 Darien Porter
A big swing on Darien Porter at the Round 3 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick107 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
Taking TreVeyon Henderson in slot 107 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick111 Rnd4 Elijah Roberts
Elijah Roberts at pick No. 111 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
You do not let a linebacker like Jay Higgins reach Round 5, Pick 2 and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick147 Rnd5 Kamari Ramsey
Kamari Ramsey in the 147th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick162 Rnd5 Fernando Carmona
Fernando Carmona in No. 162 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.