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Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CAR)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CAR)
Tacario Davis
CB Arizona
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CAR)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CAR)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CAR)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (CAR)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Nic Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (CAR)
Nic Anderson
WR Oklahoma
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Tacario Davis
CB Arizona
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CLE)
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PICK: RND: 2 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CLE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
The Panthers got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C+.

Nobody had Harold Perkins Jr. this high, and it is not close. The Panthers reached 48 spots to get him at slot 65. It washes out to a C+, no better and no worse.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Wilson. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In slot 8 they get a bendy edge with upside, even if it was a touch early. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Jahdae Barron
Somehow Jahdae Barron was still sitting there in the Round 2 slot, and they pounced on premier safety value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick45 Rnd2 T.J. Sanders
A reasonable price with a little left over, T.J. Sanders in Round 2, Pick 13. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick65 Rnd3 Harold Perkins Jr.
A wild overpay on Harold Perkins Jr. in pick 65, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick70 Rnd3 Tacario Davis
Tacario Davis at the 70th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick102 Rnd4 Elic Ayomanor
Elic Ayomanor at the 102nd overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick139 Rnd5 Deone Walker
Deone Walker in the 139th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick143 Rnd5 Parker Brailsford
Parker Brailsford in Round 5, Pick 5 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick159 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter in No. 159 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick217 Rnd7 Nic Anderson
A big swing on Nic Anderson at the 217th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jared Wilson
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jared Wilson in the Round 7 slot, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.