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Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CAR)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CAR)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CAR)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CAR)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers won the night they stopped Taylor from sliding. Grade: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Roc Taylor had no business being available in slot 229, and the Panthers did the only sane thing and turned in the card. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped linebacker, which is a strange place to end up. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but linebacker.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In pick No. 8 they get a lockdown presence outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick57 Rnd2 Ashton Gillotte
They took Ashton Gillotte at par in the Round 2 slot, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick74 Rnd3 Deone Walker
A reasonable price with a little left over, Deone Walker in the 74th overall pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick110 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at the 110th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick113 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Steal is underselling it; Donovan Jackson at pick 113 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick141 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
A offensive lineman of that caliber at No. 141 is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick147 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
Value with a capital V on Mello Dotson in Round 5, Pick 8, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick164 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
A tidy little value on Bhayshul Tuten in slot 164, a step better than break-even. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick229 Rnd7 Roc Taylor
Roc Taylor at slot 229 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.