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Draft Selections
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (CAR)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (CAR)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (CAR)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CAR)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (CAR)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (CAR)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (CAR)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CAR)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Draft Picks Received
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Players traded away
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Adam Thielen
WR
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Brian Burns
EDGE
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Terrace Marshall Jr.
WR
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Panthers let Simpson fall into their laps, and walked away with a D-.

Somebody took the Panthers to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it. Too much went sideways, and the D- is the honest tally.

The cost of the Watson reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Simpson pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Jordan Morgan
In pick 26 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Chris Braswell. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick65 Rnd3 Ja'Tavion Sanders
They did well to land Ja'Tavion Sanders in pick No. 65, just ahead of his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick66 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
No edge and no loss on Payton Wilson in the 66th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick82 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Johnny Wilson in slot 82. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick101 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in Round 4, Pick 1 is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick102 Rnd4 McKinnley Jackson
They read the board right and McKinnley Jackson was the payoff at the 102nd pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick168 Rnd5 J. Michael Sturdivant
No drama and no debate, J. Michael Sturdivant went about where he belonged in Round 5, Pick 32. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
They robbed the room for Jaylin Simpson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson at No. 188 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick222 Rnd7 Blake Watson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Blake Watson this early at slot 222. It patches a soft spot without any drama.