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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CAR)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CAR)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (CAR)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CAR)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CAR)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CAR)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (CAR)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (CAR)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CAR)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (IND)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (DAL)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Panthers.

The Panthers clearly saw something nobody else did in Donovan Smith, taking him 92 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

Trapilo at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

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

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In the 14th overall pick they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick45 Rnd2 Josaiah Stewart
A conviction pick on Josaiah Stewart at Round 2, Pick 13 that the board grades a round light. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick57 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Nice patience on Xavier Watts, who had no business lasting to No. 57. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick76 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
Somehow TreVeyon Henderson was still sitting there in slot 76, and they pounced on premier running back value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick110 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
They jumped the gun on Joshua Farmer, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick113 Rnd4 Oronde Gadsden II
A real head-scratcher, Oronde Gadsden II in pick No. 113 is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick141 Rnd5 Ozzy Trapilo
The board fumbled Ozzy Trapilo all the way to the Round 5 slot, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick147 Rnd5 Donovan Smith
Donovan Smith at the 147th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick164 Rnd5 Logan Brown
Value with a capital V on Logan Brown in No. 164, a genuine coup. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick174 Rnd5 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
KeAndre Lambert-Smith in slot 174 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick211 Rnd6 Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson in the 211th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick229 Rnd7 John Williams
The board had cheaper options than John Williams at pick No. 229, and it noticed. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.