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Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CAR)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CAR)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CAR)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CAR)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (CAR)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CAR)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CAR)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Tayvion Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CAR)
Tayvion Robinson
WR Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYG)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Tayvion Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Tayvion Robinson
WR Kentucky
Draft Picks Traded
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CIN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CIN)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NYG)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
The Panthers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

Nobody else had Hunter Nourzad anywhere near pick 126. The Panthers did, by 32 spots, and that gap is the whole story. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Robinson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
They took Adonai Mitchell at par in the 33rd pick, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick49 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper at the 49th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick70 Rnd3 Austin Booker
A conviction pick on Austin Booker at pick No. 70 that the board grades a round light. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick80 Rnd3 Max Melton
Good price on Max Melton in Round 3, Pick 16, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick107 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at pick 107 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick126 Rnd4 Hunter Nourzad
They talked themselves into Hunter Nourzad at the Round 4 slot, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick166 Rnd5 Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse in slot 166 is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
Fair-plus on Jaheim Bell, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick240 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
Sheridan Jones at the 240th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick255 Rnd7 Tayvion Robinson
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Tayvion Robinson in No. 255, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.