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Draft Picks Traded
Players Gained
Johnathan
Abram
S
Paulson
Adebo
CB
Tyler
Allgeier
RB
Troy
Andersen
LB
Christian
Barmore
DT
Jordan
Battle
S
Mekhi
Blackmon
CB
Brian
Branch
S
Karl
Brooks
DE
Spencer
Brown
OT
Michael
Carter
RB
Michael
Carter II
CB
Jonathon
Cooper
EDGE
Simi
Fehoko
WR
Alex
Highsmith
EDGE
Andrei
Iosivas
WR
Tucker
Kraft
TE
Isaiah
Likely
TE
Cody
Mauch
OG
Chad
Muma
LB
Nicholas
Petit-Frere
OT
Joey
Porter Jr.
CB
Germaine
Pratt
LB
Cam
Smith
CB
Ricky
Stromberg
C
O'Cyrus
Torrence
OG
Cole
Turner
TE
Kobie
Turner
DT
DJ
Turner II
CB
Luke
Wypler
C
Bailey
Zappe
QB
Players traded away
Austin
Corbett
OG
Bradley
Bozeman
C
Brady
Christensen
OG
Brian
Burns
EDGE
Cade
Mays
C
Deonte
Brown
OG
DeShawn
Williams
DT
Dicaprio
Bootle
CB
DJ
Johnson
LB
Donte
Jackson
CB
Eku
Leota
LB
Giovanni
Ricci
TE
Hayden
Hurst
TE
Ian
Thomas
TE
Jaycee
Horn
CB
LaBryan
Ray
DT
Nash
Jensen
OG
Ricky
Lee
OT
Shaq
Thompson
LB
Stephen
Sullivan
TE
Tarik
Cohen
RB
Taylor
Moton
OT
Terrace
Marshall Jr.
WR
Vonn
Bell
S
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall
D-
ValueC
NeedB
TradesF
FutureB+
The phones sank the Panthers this weekend: D-. There is reaching, and then there is Jordan Travis at the 93rd overall pick. The Panthers jumped the board by 63 and dared it to prove them wrong. Put together, it is a D-.
The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They will answer for taking DT-EDGE early while linebacker went begging.
Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Robinson.
Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, linebacker very much included.
Pick Analysis
Pick35
Rnd2
Adonai Mitchell
A straight-up fair deal on Adonai Mitchell at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick39
Rnd2
Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders at slot 39 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick52
Rnd2
Darius Robinson
They read the board right and Darius Robinson was the payoff at pick 52. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick54
Rnd2
Kiran Amegadjie
The board had cheaper options than Kiran Amegadjie at the 54th overall pick, and it noticed. The roster fit checks out.
Pick57
Rnd2
Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran in pick No. 57 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick62
Rnd2
Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in Round 2, Pick 30 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick63
Rnd2
Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine at the 63rd overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick64
Rnd2
Michael Hall Jr.
They liked Michael Hall Jr. enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 2, Pick 32. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick68
Rnd3
DJ James
They went early on DJ James in No. 68, and the value did not follow. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick70
Rnd3
Dominick Puni
This one needs a full-page explanation: Dominick Puni in the 70th pick, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick72
Rnd3
Austin Booker
They jumped the gun on Austin Booker, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick76
Rnd3
Brenden Rice
They talked themselves into Brenden Rice at pick 76, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick78
Rnd3
Calen Bullock
Calen Bullock at pick No. 78 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick80
Rnd3
Jaylen Wright
They did well to land Jaylen Wright in the Round 3 slot, just ahead of his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick81
Rnd3
Maason Smith
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Maason Smith adds a DT-EDGE and leaves linebacker untouched.
Pick83
Rnd3
Javon Solomon
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 83rd overall pick on Javon Solomon with linebacker unsolved.
Pick84
Rnd3
Javon Foster
They reached into another round for Javon Foster, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick88
Rnd3
Cade Stover
A curious use of the 88th pick. Linebacker needed the pick; a TE-EDGE in Cade Stover did not.
Pick89
Rnd3
James Williams
They left a pile of value on the table to take James Williams this early at pick No. 89. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick92
Rnd3
Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in pick 92 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick93
Rnd3
Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis at Round 3, Pick 30 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.