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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CAR)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CAR)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CAR)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (CAR)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CAR)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CAR)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (CAR)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CAR)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (DAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Players Gained
Head Shot
Nik Bonitto
LB
Head Shot
Alec Pierce
WR
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall A
ValueA NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
Larceny in pick 164 lands the Panthers a A, Belton and all.

When a board-topper like Anthony Belton slides to the Round 5 slot, you do not overthink it, and the Panthers did not.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The Panthers paired the rookies with proven help, Alec Pierce leading the way.

In the end it comes back to Kenneth Grant, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick44 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Circle this one: Kenneth Grant at Round 2, Pick 12 is a fall that decides a draft. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick51 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They robbed the room for Jalon Walker here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick57 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
The board fumbled Malaki Starks all the way to the Round 2 slot, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick74 Rnd3 Tre Harris
Tre Harris at the 74th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick80 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A straight-up fair deal on Donovan Jackson at pick No. 80, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick110 Rnd4 Will Howard
By-the-book stuff, Will Howard at the 110th pick squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick113 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Cam Skattebo at slot 113 is the proof. It fills a real need, too.
Pick121 Rnd4 Sebastian Castro
Sebastian Castro in pick 121 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jermari Harris
Jermari Harris in slot 141 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick147 Rnd5 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander in pick No. 147 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick164 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
Taking Anthony Belton in the 164th pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick190 Rnd6 Dorian Strong
Dorian Strong at Round 6, Pick 12 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick229 Rnd7 Upton Stout
Upton Stout in the 229th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.