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Players Gained
De'Von
Achane
RB
Justin
Fields
QB
DeAndre
Hopkins
WR
Jaylon
Johnson
CB
Jermaine
Johnson
EDGE
Cole
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TE
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LB
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CB
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Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall
F
ValueC+
NeedB
TradesF
FutureC-
Quarterback settled, Nix in the fold, and a F for the Panthers. It is the swing that defines the weekend: Aaron Lewis in pick 228, a good 144 spots before the room expected him. A weekend to file away and forget, and an F to match.
They have staked the next five years on Bo Nix, which is the only story that really matters here. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back.
Smith falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Spending an early pick on interior defensive lineman with safety open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.
A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.
Bottom line, it will take a lot of luck to make this look better later.
Pick Analysis
Pick1
Rnd1
Marvin Harrison Jr.
In the 1st overall pick they get a true top target. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick5
Rnd1
Malik Nabers
In No. 5 they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick9
Rnd1
T'Vondre Sweat
In the 9th pick they get a wrecking ball inside, a steep price for the projection. More want than need.
Pick11
Rnd1
JC Latham
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick16
Rnd1
Bo Nix
In pick No. 16 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
Pick29
Rnd1
Dallas Turner
In pick 29 they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33
Rnd2
Chris Braswell
A reach for Chris Braswell in the Round 2 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick37
Rnd2
Jonathon Brooks
They reached into another round for Jonathon Brooks, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick65
Rnd3
Xavier Worthy
The board fumbled Xavier Worthy all the way to the 65th overall pick, and they scooped it up. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick69
Rnd3
Tyleik Williams
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went interior defensive lineman with Tyleik Williams while clear needs at safety sat open.
Pick74
Rnd3
Zach Frazier
The board had cheaper options than Zach Frazier at pick No. 74, and it noticed. It fills a real need, too.
Pick100
Rnd3
Kiran Amegadjie
They paid sticker price for Kiran Amegadjie in Round 3, Pick 37, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick101
Rnd4
Cade Stover
A wild overpay on Cade Stover in pick 101, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick105
Rnd4
Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in slot 105 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick138
Rnd5
Jonah Monheim
A premium they did not need to pay, Jonah Monheim a notch or two before his time. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick168
Rnd5
Khyree Jackson
A cornerback of that caliber at Round 5, Pick 32 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick181
Rnd6
Stefon Thompson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Stefon Thompson. Need-wise, a curious use of the pick.
Pick185
Rnd6
Jordan Jefferson
A real head-scratcher, Jordan Jefferson in the Round 6 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick222
Rnd7
Ainias Smith
They will replay Ainias Smith at the 222nd overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick226
Rnd7
Sean Martin
They reached a country mile for Sean Martin at slot 226, and the board is aghast. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick228
Rnd7
Aaron Lewis
Aaron Lewis at pick 228 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.