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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (CAR)
James Pearce Jr.
DL-EDGE Tennessee
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (CAR)
Abdul Carter
LB Penn State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (CAR)
Tre Harris
WR Mississippi
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Walter Nolen
DL Texas A&M
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Zion Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 5 (CAR)
Zion Nelson
OT Miami (FL)
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CAR)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Zach Rice Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 6 (CAR)
Zach Rice
OG North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
James Pearce Jr.
DL-EDGE Tennessee
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAR)
Abdul Carter
LB Penn State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Tre Harris
WR Mississippi
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NYG)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (WSH)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 4 (NE)
Collin Oliver
LB Oklahoma State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Dexter Lawrence
DT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Chuba Hubbard
RB
Head Shot
Diontae Johnson
WR
Head Shot
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
Head Shot
Jadeveon Clowney
LB
Head Shot
Josey Jewell
LB
Head Shot
Mike Boone
RB
Head Shot
Terrace Marshall Jr.
WR
Head Shot
Xavier Woods
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Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA-
Nobody dealt better than the Panthers this weekend: A-.

There is reaching, and then there is Devin Neal at pick No. 144. The Panthers jumped the board by 127 and dared it to prove them wrong. One of the weekend's best, top to bottom, and a A- to show for it.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The Nolen steal is the beam this whole class leans on. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback.

Dexter Lawrence gives the group a proven body among the projects.

It is a haul that will look even better come September.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In the 5th pick they get juice off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick22 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In Round 1, Pick 22 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick37 Rnd2 Tre Harris
No edge and no loss on Tre Harris in the 37th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick65 Rnd3 Walter Nolen
They robbed the room for Walter Nolen here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick101 Rnd4 Jahdae Barron
The board had cheaper options than Jahdae Barron at pick 101, and it noticed. It fills a real need, too.
Pick129 Rnd5 Zion Nelson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Zion Nelson. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick144 Rnd5 Devin Neal
Devin Neal in pick 144 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick161 Rnd6 Zach Rice
No drama and no debate, Zach Rice went about where he belonged in the 161st overall pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.