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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CAR)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CAR)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (CAR)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CAR)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (CAR)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (CAR)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Theo Wease Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CAR)
Theo Wease
WR Missouri
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CAR)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Stefon Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CAR)
Stefon Thompson
OLB-EDGE Syracuse
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (ATL)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (LV)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (MIA)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (GB)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (WSH)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (LAC)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
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De'Von Achane
RB
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Kamren Curl
S
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Aaron Donald
DT
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Kendall Fuller
CB
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Will Grier
QB
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Sam Howell
QB
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Terry McLaurin
WR
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Montez Sweat
EDGE
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Logan Thomas
TE
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Chase Young
EDGE
Players traded away
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Adam Thielen
WR
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Amare Barno
EDGE
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Brian Burns
EDGE
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Bryce Young
QB
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Chuba Hubbard
RB
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Dicaprio Bootle
CB
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Frankie Luvu
LB
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Hayden Hurst
TE
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Jaycee Horn
CB
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Laviska Shenault Jr.
WR
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Robert Rochell
CB
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Spencer Brown
RB
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Stephen Sullivan
TE
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Tarik Cohen
RB
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Vonn Bell
S
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Yetur Gross-Matos
EDGE
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Nix in the fold, and a D- for the Panthers.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Stefon Thompson in slot 222, a good 63 spots before the room expected him.

Everything downstream of Bo Nix depends on Bo Nix, and the building knows it. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose.

The offensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Spending an early pick on interior defensive lineman with offensive lineman and safety open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In Round 1, Pick 10 they get a ballhawk on the outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick12 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In the Round 1 slot they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick29 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
They paid sticker price for T'Vondre Sweat in slot 29, and that is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick33 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
No edge and no loss on Edgerrin Cooper in No. 33; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick36 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell in the 36th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick37 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell is a better player than the 37th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
Jonathon Brooks in No. 40 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick65 Rnd3 Cooper DeJean
Cooper DeJean in the 65th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick101 Rnd4 Junior Colson
They talked themselves into Junior Colson at pick No. 101, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick111 Rnd4 Justin Rogers
They bypassed pressing needs at offensive lineman and safety to take Justin Rogers, an interior defensive lineman that was not the priority.
Pick135 Rnd4 Cade Stover
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cade Stover. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick138 Rnd5 Theo Wease
A tidy little value on Theo Wease in Round 5, Pick 2, a step better than break-even. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick181 Rnd6 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith at the Round 6 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick222 Rnd7 Stefon Thompson
Stefon Thompson at the 222nd overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was not a hole anyone had circled.