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Draft Selections
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CAR)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CAR)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CAR)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CAR)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CAR)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (CAR)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CAR)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Draft Picks Received
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
CJ West
DT Indiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Players Gained
Head Shot
DeForest Buckner
DT
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Panthers a B+.

Nobody else had Barryn Sorrell anywhere near the 229th pick. The Panthers did, by 86 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

The Wilson pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Shemar Stewart
In pick No. 14 they get a premier pass rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Malaki Starks at pick 44. It fills a real need, too.
Pick57 Rnd2 Azareye'h Thomas
Azareye'h Thomas at No. 57 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jalen Royals in the 74th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick110 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in the 110th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick113 Rnd4 Vernon Broughton
Vernon Broughton at the Round 4 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
Steal is underselling it; Jared Wilson at the 141st pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick147 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
Mitchell Evans in the 147th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick165 Rnd5 Connor Colby
A conviction pick on Connor Colby at No. 165 that the board grades a round light. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick190 Rnd6 CJ West
CJ West at the Round 6 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick229 Rnd7 Barryn Sorrell
Barryn Sorrell at pick No. 229 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.