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Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (CAR)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (CAR)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (CAR)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Isaiah Neyor Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CAR)
Isaiah Neyor
WR Texas
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (CAR)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (LV)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Players Gained
Head Shot
Nesta Jade Silvera
DT
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
The Panthers kept it disciplined and banked a B.

You can usually follow a front office's logic. This one is harder. The Panthers spent pick No. 77 on Maason Smith while cornerback, edge rusher and other spots sat unaddressed. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Neyor. The Sinnott pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at slot 33 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick77 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Maason Smith at DT-EDGE with cornerback, edge rusher and other spots open.
Pick101 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni at the 101st pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick141 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
They liked Ben Sinnott enough to skip the value, taking him in the 141st overall pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick168 Rnd5 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor in pick 168 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick180 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
A reach for Michael Barrett in No. 180; a little patience would have been rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick222 Rnd7 Isaiah Neyor
Value with a capital V on Isaiah Neyor in slot 222, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick223 Rnd7 Isaiah Davis
A quiet steal in the Round 7 slot: Isaiah Davis for less than the market said. The roster fit checks out.