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Draft Selections
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (CAR)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (CAR)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Donell Harris Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CAR)
Donell Harris Jr.
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Panthers.

The tape said wait; the Panthers did not. Donell Harris Jr. went at Round 7, Pick 2, a good 42 picks before the board was ready. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in Round 2, Pick 1 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick65 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in the Round 3 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick101 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
No drama and no debate, Khyree Jackson went about where he belonged in the 101st pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick169 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
The board had cheaper options than Michael Barrett at slot 169, and it noticed. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick180 Rnd6 Braiden McGregor
Braiden McGregor at No. 180 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick222 Rnd7 Donell Harris Jr.
They reached into another round for Donell Harris Jr., and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.