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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CAR)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CAR)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CAR)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CAR)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers won the night they stopped Walker from sliding. Grade: B.

Somebody in slot 114 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Panthers sat still while Deone Walker, the No. 69 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

With wide receiver, cornerback and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on interior defensive lineman is the choice that costs them. The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In Round 1, Pick 6 they get a disruptor off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick54 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Circle this one: Nick Emmanwori at pick No. 54 is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick73 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Nice patience on Alfred Collins, who had no business lasting to pick 73. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick109 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Barrett Carter in the Round 4 slot, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick114 Rnd4 Deone Walker
A want over a need in the 114th pick: Deone Walker adds an interior defensive lineman while wide receiver, cornerback and other spots keeps waiting.