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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CAR)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (CAR)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CAR)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Picks Received
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB FutureB
The Panthers robbed the room for Milroe. Final grade: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Panthers were there to profit. Jalen Milroe, the No. 95 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 140th pick. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

Reaching for Sanders left real value on the table behind him. Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 6 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In No. 14 they get juice off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick23 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In the 23rd pick they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick74 Rnd3 Charles Grant
A wild overpay on Charles Grant in pick 74, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick111 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
They paid sticker price for Joshua Farmer in slot 111, and that is fine. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick114 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
A tidy bit of business in the Round 4 slot, where Kevin Winston Jr. graded well above the range. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jalen Milroe
You do not let a quarterback like Jalen Milroe reach pick No. 140 and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.
Pick146 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at Round 5, Pick 8 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick163 Rnd5 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant at the 163rd overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick227 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
They left a pile of value on the table to take Shilo Sanders this early at pick No. 227. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.