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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CAR)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CAR)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CAR)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (CAR)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CAR)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (CAR)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (CAR)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (CAR)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (CAR)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CAR)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Richard Jibunor Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CAR)
Richard Jibunor
OLB-EDGE Troy
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (ATL)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (LV)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (MIA)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (GB)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (DEN)
Ajani Cornelius
OL Oregon
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (LAC)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Danielle Hunter
EDGE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Brian Burns
EDGE
Head Shot
Frankie Luvu
LB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureD+
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Panthers to a D.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Panthers spent slot 222 on Richard Jibunor, a name the board had a full 92 spots lower.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

However the rest shakes out, DeJean at that price is a win they earned. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In the Round 1 slot they get a lockdown presence outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick12 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In slot 12 they get a double-digit-sack hope, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick20 Rnd1 JC Latham
A reasonable price with a little left over, JC Latham in No. 20. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick29 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
A slide stopped in Round 1, Pick 29, with Xavier Legette worth more than the price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick33 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Amarius Mims at the 33rd overall pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick36 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
The board had cheaper options than Chris Braswell at the 36th pick, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick37 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
A clean, defensible pick in the 37th pick with a little surplus value in Xavier Worthy. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jonathon Brooks. The roster fit checks out.
Pick52 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
The board fumbled Adonai Mitchell all the way to pick No. 52, and they scooped it up. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick65 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
Zach Frazier at Round 3, Pick 1 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick101 Rnd4 Cooper DeJean
Somehow Cooper DeJean was still sitting there in No. 101, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick111 Rnd4 Cade Stover
Cade Stover in pick 111 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick120 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
They went early on Smael Mondon Jr. in the Round 4 slot, and the value did not follow. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick135 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
Value said wait; Ainias Smith in the 135th overall pick says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
They reached a country mile for Jordan Jefferson at slot 181, and the board is aghast. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick222 Rnd7 Richard Jibunor
A real head-scratcher, Richard Jibunor in the 222nd pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A pick in search of a role on this roster.