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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CAR)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CAR)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (CAR)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (CAR)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (CAR)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CAR)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (CAR)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CAR)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (CAR)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CAR)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (CAR)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (CAR)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CAR)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (CAR)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CAR)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CAR)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
McKade Mettauer Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CAR)
McKade Mettauer
OG Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (LAR)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (PHI)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (MIA)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (LAR)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (ARI)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (CIN)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CIN)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (KC)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CIN)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (WSH)
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PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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PICK: RND: 2 (GB)
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PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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PICK: RND: 3 (KC)
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PICK: RND: 5 (SEA)
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PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
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PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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De'Von Achane
RB
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Marquise Brown
WR
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Paris Johnson Jr.
OT
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Trey McBride
TE
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Montez Sweat
EDGE
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Chase Young
EDGE
Players traded away
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Brian Burns
EDGE
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Bryce Young
QB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Panthers drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: D.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Panthers took McKade Mettauer at the Round 7 slot, roughly 126 spots before his name belonged. The process wobbled, and the D is where it lands.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. Drake Maye gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. The Rogers pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at safety.

They banked enough surplus on Egbuka to cover a lot of smaller sins. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and safety is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
Drake Maye at the 3rd overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick17 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dallas Turner. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick21 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
In Round 1, Pick 21 they get a wrecking ball inside, even if it was a touch early. More want than need.
Pick28 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the 28th pick they get a cornerstone up front at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick29 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In slot 29 they get a matchup problem out wide, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
Fair-plus on Terrion Arnold, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
A tidy little value on Xavier Worthy in No. 35, a step better than break-even. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick53 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Nothing to complain about; Chris Braswell went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick65 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany at the Round 3 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick67 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
Zach Frazier at pick No. 67 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick74 Rnd3 Emeka Egbuka
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Emeka Egbuka in Round 3, Pick 10, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick88 Rnd3 Michael Pratt
They paid sticker price for Michael Pratt in the 88th overall pick, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick101 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
No edge and no loss on Braelon Allen in pick 101; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick124 Rnd4 Justin Rogers
A curious use of slot 124. Safety needed the pick; an interior defensive lineman in Justin Rogers did not.
Pick125 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
They took Smael Mondon Jr. at par in pick No. 125, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick133 Rnd4 Kiran Amegadjie
You do not let an offensive lineman like Kiran Amegadjie reach pick 133 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick138 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Taking Cam Hart in No. 138 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson at the Round 5 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick168 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at slot 168 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick181 Rnd6 Ainias Smith
They read the board right and Ainias Smith was the payoff at the 181st pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick202 Rnd6 Trey Knox
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Trey Knox. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick222 Rnd7 McKade Mettauer
Value said wait; McKade Mettauer in the 222nd overall pick says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.