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Draft Picks Received
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NEXT YEAR (2025)
Draft Picks Traded
Players Gained
Johnathan
Abram
S
Paulson
Adebo
CB
Tyler
Allgeier
RB
Troy
Andersen
LB
Jordan
Battle
S
Brian
Branch
S
Spencer
Brown
OT
Michael
Carter
RB
Divine
Deablo
LB
Josh
Downs
WR
Simi
Fehoko
WR
Isaiah
Foskey
DE
Mekhi
Garner
CB
Nick
Herbig
LB
Andrei
Iosivas
WR
Justin
Jones
DT
Tucker
Kraft
TE
Isaiah
Likely
TE
Cody
Mauch
OG
Michael
Mayer
TE
Quinn
Meinerz
OG
Chad
Muma
LB
Thayer
Munford Jr.
OT
BJ
Ojulari
LB
Azeez
Ojulari
EDGE
A.T.
Perry
WR
Nicholas
Petit-Frere
OT
Joey
Porter Jr.
CB
Eric
Stokes
CB
O'Cyrus
Torrence
OG
DJ
Turner II
CB
Luke
Wypler
C
Bailey
Zappe
QB
Players traded away
Adam
Thielen
WR
A.J.
Parker
CB
Alex
Cook
S
Austin
Corbett
OG
Cade
Mays
C
Darius
Clark
RB
Deion
Jones
LB
Derek
Wright
WR
Dicaprio
Bootle
CB
Ian
Thomas
TE
Isaiah
Graham-Mobley
LB
Jammie
Robinson
S
Jaycee
Horn
CB
Mac
McCain III
CB
Micah
Simon
WR
Mike
Strachan
WR
Miles
Sanders
RB
Nash
Jensen
OG
Ricky
Lee
OT
Spencer
Brown
RB
Stephen
Sullivan
TE
Tae
Davis
LB
Tarik
Cohen
RB
Taylor
Moton
OT
Terrace
Marshall Jr.
WR
Vernon
Scott
S
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall
B+
ValueC
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureB
The Panthers turned the phones into found money: B+. The Panthers torched the value chart for Mason McCormick, taking him 34 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.
They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.
The Panthers indulged a want in Smith while a need in quarterback stayed open.
A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.
Pick Analysis
Pick35
Rnd2
Jordan Morgan
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jordan Morgan. It fills a real need, too.
Pick44
Rnd2
Chris Braswell
They took Chris Braswell at par in pick No. 44, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick50
Rnd2
Keon Coleman
Good price on Keon Coleman in the Round 2 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick52
Rnd2
Kiran Amegadjie
The board had cheaper options than Kiran Amegadjie at the 52nd overall pick, and it noticed. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick54
Rnd2
Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran at No. 54 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick56
Rnd2
Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright at Round 2, Pick 24 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The roster fit checks out.
Pick58
Rnd2
Payton Wilson
No edge and no loss on Payton Wilson in Round 2, Pick 26; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick60
Rnd2
Michael Hall Jr.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Michael Hall Jr.. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick62
Rnd2
Austin Booker
Austin Booker at the 62nd pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick63
Rnd2
Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine at pick 63 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick64
Rnd2
Dominick Puni
They left a pile of value on the table to take Dominick Puni this early at the Round 2 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick66
Rnd3
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at pick No. 66 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick71
Rnd3
Calen Bullock
They liked Calen Bullock enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 71. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick76
Rnd3
Cade Stover
Cade Stover in the 76th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick90
Rnd3
Maason Smith
A curious use of the Round 3 slot. Quarterback needed the pick; an interior defensive lineman in Maason Smith did not.
Pick112
Rnd4
Mason McCormick
They reached a country mile for Mason McCormick at the 112th pick, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.