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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CAR)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CAR)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (CAR)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CAR)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (CAR)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Phillip Webb Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CAR)
Phillip Webb
DL-EDGE Jackson State
Draft Picks Received
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DAL)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (DAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Players Gained
Head Shot
Scott Quessenberry
C
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Panthers won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Phillip Webb, 99 picks early at slot 227. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Belton. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but linebacker.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
Tetairoa McMillan at pick 12 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick44 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Nice patience on Malaki Starks, who had no business lasting to Round 2, Pick 12. The roster fit checks out.
Pick58 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery is a better player than the 58th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Good price on Jayden Higgins in pick No. 74, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick111 Rnd4 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
A real head-scratcher, Antwaun Powell-Ryland in the Round 4 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick114 Rnd4 Elijah Roberts
Elijah Roberts at No. 114 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick140 Rnd5 Fadil Diggs
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Fadil Diggs well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick146 Rnd5 Dorian Strong
A reach for Dorian Strong in the 146th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick163 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten slid further than he should have, and the 163rd overall pick is lovely value for the running back. It fills a real need, too.
Pick166 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
Steal is underselling it; Anthony Belton at pick 166 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick188 Rnd6 Hayden Conner
They reached a country mile for Hayden Conner at Round 6, Pick 12, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick227 Rnd7 Phillip Webb
Value said wait; Phillip Webb in No. 227 says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.