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Draft Selections
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (CAR)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (CAR)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CAR)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (CAR)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CAR)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CAR)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Kevin Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CAR)
Kevin Jennings
QB SMU
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (TEN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (TEN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Kevin Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (SF)
Kevin Jennings
QB SMU
Draft Picks Traded
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (KC)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jalen McLeod Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (TEN)
Jalen McLeod
LB-EDGE Auburn
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (NYJ)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Players traded away
Head Shot
Raheem Blackshear
RB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB+ FutureC
Grand theft in the Round 7 slot: the Panthers steal Lambert-Smith and grade out a B-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. KeAndre Lambert-Smith tumbling to the Panthers in pick 229 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

If Green pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They will regret leaving linebacker for another day if the season turns on it.

The trade work was a quiet net positive. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Mike Green
In slot 8 they get a double-digit-sack hope, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick31 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In pick 31 they get a security blanket over the middle at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks is a better player than the Round 2 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick119 Rnd4 Jake Majors
They let Jake Majors come to them and pounced at the 119th pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick141 Rnd5 Brashard Smith
Circle this one: Brashard Smith at the 141st overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick164 Rnd5 Dorian Strong
No edge and no loss on Dorian Strong in No. 164; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick168 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
No drama and no debate, Dont'e Thornton Jr. went about where he belonged in pick No. 168. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick229 Rnd7 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, KeAndre Lambert-Smith in Round 7, Pick 11, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick244 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
Taking Carson Vinson in slot 244 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick255 Rnd7 Kevin Jennings
Kevin Jennings at pick No. 255 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.