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Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CAR)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CAR)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
Mose Vavao Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Mose Vavao
C Fresno State
Tyler Loop Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CAR)
Tyler Loop
PK Arizona
Draft Picks Received
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
Tyler Loop Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CLE)
Tyler Loop
PK Arizona
Draft Picks Traded
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CLE)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Panthers: B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Tyler Batty at the 111th pick is 120 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

That Winston Jr. pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get a premier pass rusher, even if it was a touch early. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Tre Harris
Good price on Tre Harris in slot 57, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick74 Rnd3 Zy Alexander
They took Zy Alexander at par in pick No. 74, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick111 Rnd4 Tyler Batty
Tyler Batty at the Round 4 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick114 Rnd4 Sai'vion Jones
Sai'vion Jones at pick 114 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick140 Rnd5 Fadil Diggs
They reached a country mile for Fadil Diggs at No. 140, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick146 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
A safety of that caliber at the Round 5 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
They paid up for Jay Higgins at pick No. 179 when waiting would have done the job. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick216 Rnd6 Collin Oliver
A big swing on Collin Oliver at slot 216, well ahead of any board in the building. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick230 Rnd7 Mose Vavao
Mose Vavao in the 230th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick254 Rnd7 Tyler Loop
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Tyler Loop. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.