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Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CAR)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CAR)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CAR)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Kai Kroeger Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kai Kroeger
P South Carolina
Steven Parker Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CAR)
Steven Parker
DE-EDGE Texas State
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Panthers looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Steven Parker at the 227th pick regardless, 105 picks early. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

They banked enough surplus on Emmanwori to cover a lot of smaller sins. The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In slot 8 they get a potential shutdown corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in the 57th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at pick No. 74 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick109 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at the 109th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick112 Rnd4 Cobee Bryant
This one needs a full-page explanation: Cobee Bryant in the Round 4 slot, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick139 Rnd5 Kobe King
A clean, defensible pick in pick 139 with a little surplus value in Kobe King. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick145 Rnd5 Ryan Fitzgerald
Circle this one: Ryan Fitzgerald at No. 145 is a fall that decides a draft. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick162 Rnd5 Kai Kroeger
Kai Kroeger at pick 162 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick227 Rnd7 Steven Parker
Steven Parker at slot 227 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.