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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CAR)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CAR)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CAR)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (WSH)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (WSH)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (WSH)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Nobody else had Dont'e Thornton Jr. anywhere near Round 5, Pick 9. The Panthers did, by 37 spots, and that gap is the whole story. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

Johnson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick57 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
The board had cheaper options than Donovan Ezeiruaku at the 57th overall pick, and it noticed. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick74 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
A reasonable price with a little left over, Andrew Mukuba in the 74th pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick110 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
They robbed the room for Tez Johnson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick113 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore at pick No. 113 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick141 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Oronde Gadsden II. The roster fit checks out.
Pick148 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Dont'e Thornton Jr. this early at the 148th overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick164 Rnd5 Kurtis Rourke
Kurtis Rourke at pick No. 164 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick229 Rnd7 Torricelli Simpkins III
Value said wait; Torricelli Simpkins III in slot 229 says they were not listening. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.