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Draft Selections
Draft Picks Received
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RND:
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NEXT YEAR (2025)
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Draft Picks Traded
Players Gained
Johnathan
Abram
S
De'Von
Achane
RB
Paulson
Adebo
CB
Tyler
Allgeier
RB
Troy
Andersen
LB
Christian
Barmore
DT
Jordan
Battle
S
Mekhi
Blackmon
CB
Brian
Branch
S
Spencer
Brown
OT
Harrison
Butker
PK
Michael
Carter
RB
Simi
Fehoko
WR
Isaiah
Foskey
DE
Mekhi
Garner
CB
Alex
Highsmith
EDGE
Andrei
Iosivas
WR
Mac
Jones
QB
Tucker
Kraft
TE
Isaiah
Likely
TE
Walker
Little
OT
Cody
Mauch
OG
Michael
Mayer
TE
Quinn
Meinerz
OG
Chad
Muma
LB
BJ
Ojulari
LB
Nicholas
Petit-Frere
OT
Joey
Porter Jr.
CB
Germaine
Pratt
LB
Wan'Dale
Robinson
WR
O'Cyrus
Torrence
OG
Kobie
Turner
DT
DJ
Turner II
CB
Jalen
Virgil
WR
Luke
Wypler
C
Players traded away
Adam
Thielen
WR
Austin
Corbett
OG
Bradley
Bozeman
C
Brandon
Smith
LB
Brian
Burns
EDGE
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
Jammie
Robinson
S
Jashaun
Corbin
RB
Jaycee
Horn
CB
LaBryan
Ray
DT
Miles
Sanders
RB
Nash
Jensen
OG
Ricky
Lee
OT
Robert
Rochell
CB
Shaq
Thompson
LB
Shy
Tuttle
DT
Stephen
Sullivan
TE
Tarik
Cohen
RB
Taylor
Moton
OT
Terrace
Marshall Jr.
WR
Tommy
Tremble
TE
Vonn
Bell
S
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall
D
ValueC+
NeedB
TradesF
FutureA-
The Panthers lost the trade table, and the D tells the story. Some picks age like wine; Ben Sinnott at No. 85 will need to, sitting 47 spots clear of his grade.
The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The Hall Jr. pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at safety, quarterback and other spots.
Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Coleman steal is the beam this whole class leans on.
Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, safety very much included.
Pick Analysis
Pick33
Rnd2
Jordan Morgan
No edge and no loss on Jordan Morgan in pick 33; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick35
Rnd2
Darius Robinson
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Darius Robinson. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick46
Rnd2
T'Vondre Sweat
No drama and no debate, T'Vondre Sweat went about where he belonged in slot 46. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick52
Rnd2
Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell at Round 2, Pick 20 is money in the bank, a edge rusher taken below his worth. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick55
Rnd2
Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie at the 55th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick57
Rnd2
Keon Coleman
You do not let a wide receiver like Keon Coleman reach the 57th pick and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick58
Rnd2
Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran at pick No. 58 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.
Pick62
Rnd2
Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in slot 62 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick64
Rnd2
Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine in Round 2, Pick 32 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick71
Rnd3
Michael Hall Jr.
Of all the spots to shop, they chose interior defensive lineman. Michael Hall Jr. in No. 71 leaves safety, quarterback and other spots for later.
Pick72
Rnd3
Cade Stover
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Cade Stover adds a TE-EDGE and leaves safety, quarterback and other spots untouched.
Pick73
Rnd3
Dominick Puni
A real head-scratcher, Dominick Puni in the Round 3 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick79
Rnd3
Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in pick 79 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick80
Rnd3
DJ James
They took DJ James at par in the 80th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick83
Rnd3
Maason Smith
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went DT-EDGE with Maason Smith while clear needs at safety, quarterback and other spots sat open.
Pick85
Rnd3
Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at pick No. 85 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick122
Rnd4
Cedric Gray
By-the-book stuff, Cedric Gray at Round 4, Pick 22 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.