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Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (CAR)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CAR)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers won the night they stopped Worthy from sliding. Grade: B.

Every other box got a look, but linebacker did not. The Panthers will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
A slide stopped in Round 2, Pick 1, with Amarius Mims worth more than the price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick65 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
Steal is underselling it; Xavier Worthy at pick 65 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick101 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
A tidy little value on Zak Zinter in No. 101, a step better than break-even. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at the 168th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick180 Rnd6 J. Michael Sturdivant
J. Michael Sturdivant slipping to the Round 6 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick222 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Rasheen Ali in slot 222. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.