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  • Mo DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Panthers.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Fadil Diggs at the 140th overall pick is 85 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Getting Wilson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get a problem off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick57 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Nice patience on Xavier Watts, who had no business lasting to No. 57. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick74 Rnd3 Tre Harris
The board fumbled Tre Harris all the way to pick 74, and they scooped it up. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick111 Rnd4 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond at the Round 4 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick114 Rnd4 Brashard Smith
Brashard Smith in pick No. 114 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick140 Rnd5 Fadil Diggs
This one needs a full-page explanation: Fadil Diggs in slot 140, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick146 Rnd5 Emery Jones Jr.
You do not let an offensive lineman like Emery Jones Jr. reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson in the 163rd overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick230 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Shilo Sanders well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.