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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Ahmed Hassanein Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CAR)
Ahmed Hassanein
DL-EDGE Boise State
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Stone Handy Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CAR)
Stone Handy
LB-EDGE Charlotte
MJ Sherman Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CAR)
MJ Sherman
LB-EDGE Nebraska
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CAR)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Panthers: C+.

Some picks age like wine; MJ Sherman at pick No. 164 will need to, sitting 229 spots clear of his grade. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C+ in the wash.

Landing Gadsden II that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up.

They went 4 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Hit on James Pearce Jr. and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In the 8th pick they get a premier pass rusher. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick57 Rnd2 Bradyn Swinson
Bradyn Swinson at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick74 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in slot 74 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick110 Rnd4 Ahmed Hassanein
Ahmed Hassanein in Round 4, Pick 9 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick113 Rnd4 Jermari Harris
Jermari Harris at No. 113 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick141 Rnd5 Barryn Sorrell
Barryn Sorrell at pick 141 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick147 Rnd5 Stone Handy
They reached a country mile for Stone Handy at the 147th overall pick, and the board is aghast. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick164 Rnd5 MJ Sherman
A swing that ignored the value entirely, MJ Sherman well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick229 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
Steal is underselling it; Oronde Gadsden II at the 229th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.