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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CAR)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CAR)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CAR)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (CAR)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (CAR)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (LAR)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (LAR)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (MIN)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Stanford
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (LAR)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Sam Darnold
QB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB
Grand theft in pick 199: the Panthers steal Paul Jr. and grade out a B+.

The Panthers spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Chris Paul Jr., the No. 112 name on the board, in Round 6, Pick 24. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the 8th pick they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Somehow Nick Emmanwori was still sitting there in Round 2, Pick 25, and they pounced on premier safety value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
A linebacker of that caliber at the 97th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick109 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
Nice patience on Tez Johnson, who had no business lasting to pick No. 109. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick112 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson in pick 112 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick139 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
Taking Barrett Carter in slot 139 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick145 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at the Round 5 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.
Pick188 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Cam Skattebo in No. 188, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick199 Rnd6 Chris Paul Jr.
You do not let a linebacker like Chris Paul Jr. reach the Round 6 slot and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
They barely believed it either: Jack Kiser still on the board at pick 227. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.