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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CAR)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CAR)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CAR)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CAR)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Panthers for Burke: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Denzel Burke at pick 110 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain. The cost of the Williams reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get a bendy edge with upside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
Donovan Ezeiruaku at No. 57 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick74 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in the Round 3 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick110 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
They barely believed it either: Denzel Burke still on the board at slot 110. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick113 Rnd4 O'Donnell Fortune
A premium they did not need to pay, O'Donnell Fortune a notch or two before his time. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick141 Rnd5 Darius Alexander
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Darius Alexander at the 141st overall pick. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick147 Rnd5 Vernon Broughton
Nice patience on Vernon Broughton, who had no business lasting to pick 147. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick164 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
A slide stopped in pick No. 164, with Bhayshul Tuten worth more than the price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick229 Rnd7 John Williams
John Williams in the Round 7 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It fills a real need, too.