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  • raleighguy17 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CAR)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CAR)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CAR)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CAR)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CAR)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CAR)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (CAR)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (TEN)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (DET)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (DAL)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (DET)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SF)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Cooper Beebe
OG
Players traded away
Head Shot
Austin Corbett
OG
Head Shot
Brady Christensen
OG
Head Shot
Michael Jackson
CB
Head Shot
Xavier Woods
S
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall C-
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Panthers let Fitzgerald fall into their laps, and walked away with a C-.

Somebody in the 227th overall pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Panthers sat still while Ryan Fitzgerald, the No. 117 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

The cost of the West reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down.

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

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get a double-digit-sack hope. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick57 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
You do not let a safety like Malaki Starks reach slot 57 and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick74 Rnd3 Azareye'h Thomas
The board had Azareye'h Thomas higher than pick No. 74, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick109 Rnd4 Elijah Arroyo
Elijah Arroyo in the 109th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jack Bech
Jack Bech at the 112th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick118 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
They barely believed it either: Barrett Carter still on the board at the Round 4 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick145 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Circle this one: Lathan Ransom at pick 145 is a fall that decides a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick173 Rnd5 CJ West
CJ West at No. 173 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick194 Rnd6 Kyle Williams
Kyle Williams at the Round 6 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick227 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
A top-tier specialist at a bargain, Ryan Fitzgerald in Round 7, Pick 11, plain and simple. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick249 Rnd7 Trevor Etienne
Taking Trevor Etienne in No. 249 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.