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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CAR)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Jah Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jah Joyner
DL-EDGE Minnesota
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Que Robinson
LB-EDGE Alabama
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CAR)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
Ben Sauls Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CAR)
Ben Sauls
PK Pittsburgh
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CAR)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Que Robinson at pick 141. The Panthers jumped the board by 110 and dared it to prove them wrong. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 3 of 9 of the wish list covered.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick 8 they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick57 Rnd2 Jared Ivey
Value said wait; Jared Ivey in Round 2, Pick 25 says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jack Bech
They let Jack Bech come to them and pounced at No. 74. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick110 Rnd4 O'Donnell Fortune
They paid a round early for O'Donnell Fortune in the 110th pick, more than the board wanted. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick113 Rnd4 Jah Joyner
Jah Joyner at the 113th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick141 Rnd5 Que Robinson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Que Robinson this early at pick No. 141. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick147 Rnd5 Tyler Batty
Tyler Batty in pick No. 147 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick164 Rnd5 Ben Sauls
Ben Sauls in the 164th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick229 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson is a better player than slot 229 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.