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Draft Selections
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CAR)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CAR)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (CAR)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Panthers: B-.

Some picks age like wine; Michael Barrett at pick No. 180 will need to, sitting 37 spots clear of his grade. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at No. 33 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick65 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
They paid a round early for Xavier Legette in pick 65, more than the board wanted. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick102 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
They reached into another round for Theo Johnson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick141 Rnd5 Christian Jones
A tidy little value on Christian Jones in slot 141, a step better than break-even. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick165 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
They took Luke McCaffrey at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick180 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at the 180th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.