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David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CAR)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CAR)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CAR)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Boubacar Traore Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CAR)
Boubacar Traore
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CAR)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CAR)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Jalen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jalen Thompson
DL-EDGE Michigan State
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Jalen Thompson in the 231st pick, a good 71 spots before the room expected him. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 9 of the wish list covered. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 David Bailey
In pick No. 14 they get a disruptor off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Elijah Sarratt
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Elijah Sarratt. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick80 Rnd3 Julian Neal
Julian Neal at the Round 3 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick115 Rnd4 Boubacar Traore
Boubacar Traore at No. 115 is a conviction pick that outran the value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick151 Rnd5 Logan Jones
Nothing to complain about; Logan Jones went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez in Round 5, Pick 14 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick197 Rnd6 Patrick Payton
A wild overpay on Patrick Payton in the Round 6 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jalen Thompson
Jalen Thompson in the 231st pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.