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Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall
A-
ValueB
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureA+
The Panthers fleeced the room on the phones and earned a A-. The war room fell hard for Kevin Jennings, and it showed at pick 235: 43 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. A near-flawless weekend of work, and a A- to cap it.
The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Campbell. Spending an early pick on interior defensive lineman with edge rusher open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.
Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.
Pick Analysis
Pick26
Rnd1
Walter Nolen
In the 26th overall pick they get a disruptive interior force. More want than need.
Pick27
Rnd1
Luther Burden III
A clean, defensible pick in pick 27 with a little surplus value in Luther Burden III. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick34
Rnd2
Tyler Warren
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Tyler Warren in the Round 2 slot, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick57
Rnd2
Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell in No. 57 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick60
Rnd2
Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in pick No. 60 lands just on the right side of the ledger. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick89
Rnd3
Deone Walker
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went interior defensive lineman with Deone Walker while clear needs at edge rusher sat open.
Pick110
Rnd4
Kevin Winston Jr.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kevin Winston Jr. in the 110th overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick111
Rnd4
Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton at No. 111 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick140
Rnd5
Brashard Smith
Brashard Smith at Round 5, Pick 2 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick174
Rnd5
Jason Marshall Jr.
They reached a country mile for Jason Marshall Jr. at the 174th pick, and the board is aghast. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick211
Rnd6
Caleb Rogers
A quiet steal in slot 211: Caleb Rogers for less than the market said. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick217
Rnd7
Carson Vinson
They paid up for Carson Vinson at the Round 7 slot when waiting would have done the job. The roster fit checks out.
Pick230
Rnd7
Shemar James
A reach on Shemar James in pick 230; the board had better options right there. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick235
Rnd7
Kevin Jennings
Kevin Jennings at pick No. 235 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.