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Draft Selections
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CAR)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CAR)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CAR)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (PHI)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (GB)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (DAL)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (TB)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (MIA)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIA)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (PHI)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Tyreek Hill
WR
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Eric Kendricks
LB
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Adonai Mitchell
WR
Players traded away
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Adam Thielen
WR
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Jonathon Brooks
RB
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Mike Boone
RB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureC+
The Panthers won the night they stopped Belton from sliding. Grade: B+.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Anthony Belton tumbling to the Panthers in the 140th pick is a gift they did not have to think twice about. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

They will need Wilson to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The phones were where this weekend was really won. The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Shemar Stewart
In the 14th pick they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick45 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
They barely believed it either: Malaki Starks still on the board at Round 2, Pick 13. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick57 Rnd2 Darien Porter
Darien Porter at the Round 2 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
Value said wait; Jared Wilson in pick 74 says they were not listening. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick140 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton in the 140th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick164 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
They let Bhayshul Tuten come to them and pounced at pick No. 164. The roster fit checks out.