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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CAR)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CAR)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CAR)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CAR)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CAR)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (CAR)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Kai Kroeger Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CAR)
Kai Kroeger
P South Carolina
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CAR)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Caelen Carson
CB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Grand theft in the Round 4 slot: the Panthers steal Johnson and grade out a B.

The board owed the Panthers one, and it paid up: Kaleb Johnson, the No. 39 name on the board, sitting there at slot 109 like a gift left on the doorstep. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. Every board in the league had Kroeger lower, and that gap is the story.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the 12th pick they get a mismatch in the passing game at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick44 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
By-the-book stuff, Xavier Watts at the 44th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick57 Rnd2 Denzel Burke
A big swing on Denzel Burke at pick No. 57, well ahead of any board in the building. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
A clean, defensible pick in pick 74 with a little surplus value in Jayden Higgins. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick109 Rnd4 Kaleb Johnson
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Kaleb Johnson in slot 109, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick112 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
The board fumbled Kevin Winston Jr. all the way to the Round 4 slot, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick139 Rnd5 Ryan Fitzgerald
They robbed the room for Ryan Fitzgerald here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick145 Rnd5 Kobe King
They let Kobe King come to them and pounced at Round 5, Pick 8. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick162 Rnd5 Jordan James
Circle this one: Jordan James at pick No. 162 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick209 Rnd6 Jared Wilson
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jared Wilson reach No. 209 and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick227 Rnd7 Kai Kroeger
Kai Kroeger at the 227th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick248 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Garrett Dellinger well ahead of where he belonged. A need, and now a little less of one.