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Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CAR)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CAR)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CAR)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (CAR)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Players traded away
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DJ Chark Jr.
WR
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Donte Jackson
CB
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Ian Thomas
TE
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Terrace Marshall Jr.
WR
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall D+
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The phones sank the Panthers this weekend: D+.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Panthers took Theo Johnson a full 34 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. A D+ that will need time and luck to look better.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The skill positions did well by the weekend.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, cornerback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
By-the-book stuff, Adonai Mitchell at pick No. 33 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick65 Rnd3 Jaylen Wright
A reach on Jaylen Wright in slot 65; the board had better options right there. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick70 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
No edge and no loss on Xavier Legette in the Round 3 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick102 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at the 102nd pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick141 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Value said wait; Mason McCormick in the 141st overall pick says they were not listening. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick165 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Luke McCaffrey. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick180 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
They left a pile of value on the table to take Drake Nugent this early at Round 6, Pick 5. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.