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Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (CAR)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CAR)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CAR)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (CAR)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Brandon Adams Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CAR)
Brandon Adams
CB UCF
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CAR)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (CAR)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Brandon Adams Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Brandon Adams
CB UCF
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (DET)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CIN)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (DAL)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureD-
The Panthers turned the phones into found money: B.

Nobody had Dont'e Thornton Jr. this high, and it is not close. The Panthers reached 54 spots to get him at the 119th pick. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Getting Pierce where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In No. 8 they get a sticky cover corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick28 Rnd1 Mike Green
Mike Green in the Round 1 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in slot 38 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick81 Rnd3 Charles Grant
They jumped the gun on Charles Grant, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It fills a real need, too.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jalen Milroe
A slide stopped in pick No. 111, with Jalen Milroe worth more than the price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick114 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Malachi Moore at Round 4, Pick 12 is the proof. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick119 Rnd4 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at No. 119 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick140 Rnd5 Elijah Roberts
A big swing on Elijah Roberts at pick 140, well ahead of any board in the building. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick163 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
Taking Hollin Pierce in pick No. 163 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Nazir Stackhouse
Nazir Stackhouse in the Round 5 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick204 Rnd6 Brandon Adams
They reached a country mile for Brandon Adams at Round 6, Pick 28, and the board is aghast. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick227 Rnd7 Clay Webb
Clay Webb at slot 227 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.
Pick247 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
A wild overpay on Shilo Sanders in the 247th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.