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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CAR)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CAR)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CAR)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CAR)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers robbed the room for Taylor. Final grade: B.

Somebody in the 147th pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Panthers sat still while Mason Taylor, the No. 82 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty at the 8th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick57 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery slipping to the 57th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
They read the board right and Jalen Royals was the payoff at No. 74. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick110 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at slot 110 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick113 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore in the Round 4 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jared Wilson reach pick No. 141 and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick147 Rnd5 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor at Round 5, Pick 8 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.
Pick164 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
They barely believed it either: Anthony Belton still on the board at pick 164. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick229 Rnd7 Upton Stout
A safety of that caliber at pick No. 229 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.