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Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (CAR)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jordan Hancock
CB Ohio State
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CAR)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CAR)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CAR)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (CAR)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Antonio Williams Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CAR)
Antonio Williams
WR Clemson
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CAR)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
Brennan Presley Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CAR)
Brennan Presley
WR Oklahoma State
Zach Rice Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (CAR)
Zach Rice
C North Carolina
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CAR)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Makari Paige Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CAR)
Makari Paige
S Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (LV)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NYG)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LV)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Brennan Presley Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (NYG)
Brennan Presley
WR Oklahoma State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureA
Larceny in the 83rd overall pick lands the Panthers a B+, Moore and all.

Thirty-one other rooms let Rod Moore slide, and the Panthers were the ones holding the card at pick 83. Highway robbery.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up. The Rice pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Princely Umanmielen
In No. 21 they get a problem off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jordan Hancock
A slide stopped in slot 38, with Jordan Hancock worth more than the price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick40 Rnd2 Landon Jackson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Landon Jackson at Round 2, Pick 8. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jay Higgins
By-the-book stuff, Jay Higgins at pick No. 68 squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick83 Rnd3 Rod Moore
You do not let a safety like Rod Moore reach pick 83 and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick104 Rnd4 Fernando Carmona
Fernando Carmona at the 104th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick134 Rnd4 Phil Mafah
Phil Mafah at the 134th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick143 Rnd5 Antonio Williams
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Antonio Williams. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick147 Rnd5 Riley Leonard
They barely believed it either: Riley Leonard still on the board at Round 5, Pick 9. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick166 Rnd5 Brennan Presley
Good price on Brennan Presley in pick 166, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick183 Rnd6 Zach Rice
They paid up for Zach Rice at pick No. 183 when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick221 Rnd7 Ricky White III
Ricky White III at the Round 7 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick226 Rnd7 Makari Paige
Makari Paige at slot 226 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.