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Draft Selections
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CAR)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CAR)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Ryan Watts Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CAR)
Ryan Watts
CB Texas
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Jaheim Bell at the Round 5 slot, a reach of 35 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

Allen falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The offensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

They went 7 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but offensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
They paid up for Xavier Worthy at the Round 2 slot when waiting would have done the job. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick39 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in Round 2, Pick 7 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick65 Rnd3 Bralen Trice
A wild overpay on Bralen Trice in pick No. 65, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick101 Rnd4 Kamren Kinchens
A straight-up fair deal on Kamren Kinchens at slot 101, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jaheim Bell. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick142 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at the 142nd overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick240 Rnd7 Ryan Watts
A clean, defensible pick in slot 240 with a little surplus value in Ryan Watts. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.