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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CAR)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CAR)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CAR)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (CAR)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Gentry Williams Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CAR)
Gentry Williams
CB Oklahoma
Draft Picks Traded
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (PHI)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
A.J. Brown
WR
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Panthers a B+.

The Panthers put a flag in the ground for Gentry Williams, 55 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

The Johnson pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

They will regret leaving safety for another day if the season turns on it.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick 8 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick74 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
No drama and no debate, Omarr Norman-Lott went about where he belonged in pick No. 74. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick110 Rnd4 Gunnar Helm
Taking Gunnar Helm in the Round 4 slot is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick113 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in Round 4, Pick 12 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick139 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
You do not let a running back like Cam Skattebo reach the 139th pick and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick145 Rnd5 Tez Johnson
They robbed the room for Tez Johnson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick162 Rnd5 Chris Paul Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Chris Paul Jr. at the 162nd pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick227 Rnd7 Gentry Williams
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Gentry Williams. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.