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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CAR)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (CAR)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CAR)
Thor Griffith
DT Harvard
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CAR)
Parker Brailsford
OL Washington
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 4 (CAR)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Ben Bywater Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 5 (CAR)
Ben Bywater
LB BYU
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 6 (CAR)
Bryce Foster
C Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DEN)
Thor Griffith
DT Harvard
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Parker Brailsford
OL Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LAC)
James Pearce Jr.
DL-EDGE Tennessee
Players traded away
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Adam Thielen
WR
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall C
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
The Panthers lost the trade table, and the C tells the story.

Somebody took the Panthers to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C.

The cost of the Foster reach is exactly the players who went right after him. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. However the rest shakes out, Muhammad III at that price is a win they earned.

So much rides on Emeka Egbuka that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In No. 12 they get a go-to option on the outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Luke Lachey
By-the-book stuff, Luke Lachey at the 37th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick44 Rnd2 Thor Griffith
They paid sticker price for Thor Griffith in slot 44, and that is fine. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick65 Rnd3 Ashton Jeanty
No drama and no debate, Ashton Jeanty went about where he belonged in pick 65. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick69 Rnd3 Parker Brailsford
Parker Brailsford in Round 3, Pick 5 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick97 Rnd4 Moose Muhammad III
Moose Muhammad III slipping to the Round 4 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick129 Rnd5 Ben Bywater
The board had cheaper options than Ben Bywater at pick No. 129, and it noticed. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick161 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
A big swing on Bryce Foster at the 161st pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.