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Draft Selections
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CAR)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (CAR)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (CAR)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CAR)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CAR)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CAR)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (CAR)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Draft Picks Received
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (MIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (LAC)
Que Robinson
LB-EDGE Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueC NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Panthers turned the phones into found money: B.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Panthers would have aced it. Thor Griffith at the 164th overall pick is 131 spots clear of where he belonged. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Sanders. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick58 Rnd2 Jalen Royals
No drama and no debate, Jalen Royals went about where he belonged in the 58th overall pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick74 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston at the Round 3 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick110 Rnd4 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
They reached into another round for Antwaun Powell-Ryland, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick113 Rnd4 Tyler Baron
They talked themselves into Tyler Baron at Round 4, Pick 12, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick127 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
The board had Joshua Farmer higher than slot 127, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick141 Rnd5 Dorian Strong
They left a pile of value on the table to take Dorian Strong this early at No. 141. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick159 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Oronde Gadsden II well ahead of where he belonged. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick164 Rnd5 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith in the Round 5 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim in the 167th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick215 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Miles Frazier. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick229 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders in pick No. 229 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
Pick253 Rnd7 Donovan Smith
A quiet steal in No. 253: Donovan Smith for less than the market said. The roster fit checks out.