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    Panthers
Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CAR)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CAR)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CAR)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (DAL)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NYJ)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Mike Hilton
CB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Panthers cashed the board's mistake on Ransom: B+.

When a board-topper like Lathan Ransom slides to No. 164, you do not overthink it, and the Panthers did not. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In the 8th overall pick they get a wrecking ball inside. More want than need.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Somehow Jalon Walker was still sitting there in the 44th pick, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick81 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
They paid a round early for Tez Johnson in pick 81, more than the board wanted. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick109 Rnd4 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Demetrius Knight Jr. at the Round 4 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick141 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
The board fumbled Cam Skattebo all the way to Round 5, Pick 2, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick147 Rnd5 Jake Majors
A offensive lineman of that caliber at No. 147 is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
Pick164 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
They will replay Lathan Ransom at pick No. 164 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.