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Draft Selections
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CAR)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
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 Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Panthers a B-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Panthers did exactly that with Drake Nugent in pick No. 180.

With linebacker, edge rusher and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on DT-EDGE is the choice that costs them. They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ja'Tavion Sanders. It fills a real need, too.
Pick65 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
A reach on Xavier Legette in the 65th pick; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick102 Rnd4 Maason Smith
A want over a need in No. 102: Maason Smith adds a DT-EDGE while linebacker, edge rusher and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick141 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
Good price on Nehemiah Pritchett in pick 141, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick165 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
No drama and no debate, Luke McCaffrey went about where he belonged in Round 5, Pick 29. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick180 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent at pick No. 180 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.