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  • jfinch1 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (CAR)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CAR)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CAR)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (CAR)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LAC)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Draft Picks Traded
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LAC)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LAC)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Players Gained
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Mike Evans
WR
Players traded away
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Adam Thielen
WR
Head Shot
Brian Burns
EDGE
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesF FutureB-
The Panthers bled value on every deal, hence the D-.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Panthers did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. The math is unkind, and the D- follows.

Every board in the league had Weaver lower, and that gap is the story. A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want.

The Hadden pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and linebacker is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In the 26th pick they get a go-to option on the outside, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
A straight-up fair deal on Chop Robinson at Round 2, Pick 1, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick65 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
They paid up for Christian Haynes at the 65th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick106 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at No. 106 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick139 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
By-the-book stuff, Luke McCaffrey at pick No. 139 squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick165 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
You do not let a cornerback like Kamal Hadden reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick219 Rnd6 J.J. Weaver
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for J.J. Weaver. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.