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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CAR)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CAR)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CAR)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CAR)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CAR)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CAR)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CAR)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CAR)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CAR)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CAR)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CAR)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (CAR)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Brian Ugwu Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CAR)
Brian Ugwu
DL-EDGE Miami (OH)
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (CAR)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (ATL)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (PIT)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CIN)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (TB)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (ARI)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
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PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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De'Von Achane
RB
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Marquise Brown
WR
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Zach Ertz
TE
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Will Grier
QB
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Will Hernandez
OG
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Danielle Hunter
EDGE
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David Long Jr.
LB
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Colt McCoy
QB
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Jalen Ramsey
CB
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Kyzir White
LB
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Garrett Williams
CB
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Chase Young
EDGE
Players traded away
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Adam Thielen
WR
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Andy Dalton
QB
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Brian Burns
EDGE
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Bryce Young
QB
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Darius Clark
RB
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Derek Wright
WR
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Frankie Luvu
LB
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Giovanni Ricci
TE
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Hayden Hurst
TE
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Jaycee Horn
CB
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Jordan Thomas
LB
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Larnel Coleman
OT
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Marquis Haynes Sr.
EDGE
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Mike Strachan
WR
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Miles Sanders
RB
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Nash Jensen
OG
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Raheem Blackshear
RB
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Robert Rochell
CB
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Taylor Moton
OT
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Vernon Scott
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Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureD
The Panthers found their guy under center in Maye: F.

Some picks age like wine; Brian Ugwu at the 181st overall pick will need to, sitting 67 spots clear of his grade. The board sounded every alarm, and the F is the fallout.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Drake Maye is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. They will answer for taking DT-EDGE early while safety went begging.

They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. That Wilson pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left safety open, and the grade is the bill.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get the face of the franchise. A real need, handled.
Pick4 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In the 4th overall pick they get a security blanket over the middle at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick10 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick 10 they get a lockdown presence outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick16 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick No. 16 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick17 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
In slot 17 they get a run-stuffing presence up front, reach and all. More want than need.
Pick20 Rnd1 Edgerrin Cooper
In the 20th pick they get a three-down second-level presence, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick24 Rnd1 Ja'Tavion Sanders
In pick 24 they get a matchup weapon at tight end.
Pick33 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
They jumped the gun on Chris Braswell, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Taliese Fuaga
A slide stopped in the Round 2 slot, with Taliese Fuaga worth more than the price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick51 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
Jonathon Brooks at pick No. 51 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick65 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
Jermaine Burton in the 65th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick73 Rnd3 Maason Smith
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went DT-EDGE with Maason Smith while clear needs at safety sat open.
Pick80 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
A reach on Zach Frazier in slot 80; the board had better options right there. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick101 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
By-the-book stuff, Braelon Allen at No. 101 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick138 Rnd5 Roman Wilson
They will replay Roman Wilson at the Round 5 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick168 Rnd5 Fabien Lovett
They liked Fabien Lovett enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 168. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick181 Rnd6 Brian Ugwu
They reached a country mile for Brian Ugwu at pick No. 181, and the board is aghast. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jordan Jefferson
A wild overpay on Jordan Jefferson in the 222nd pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick223 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
J.J. Weaver in No. 223 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.