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Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CAR)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CAR)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (CAR)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Panthers: B-.

The Michael Barrett pick is the one that will follow the Panthers into the fall. They took him 24 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They went 4 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
By-the-book stuff, Xavier Legette at the 33rd pick squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick65 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in pick 65 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick102 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at the 102nd overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick141 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at Round 5, Pick 5 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick165 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
A real head-scratcher, Michael Barrett in pick No. 165 is miles ahead of his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick180 Rnd6 AJ Barner
Value said wait; AJ Barner in slot 180 says they were not listening. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.