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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (CAR)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CAR)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (CAR)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CAR)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CAR)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CAR)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CAR)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (CAR)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CAR)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CLE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CLE)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Draft Picks Traded
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jordan Hicks
LB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall A-
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Grand theft in No. 186: the Panthers steal Stutsman and grade out a A-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Danny Stutsman got past him. The Panthers do not have to explain a thing at pick No. 186. It holds up to a second look, which is why it earns the A-.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Jordan Hicks gives the group a proven body among the projects.

They went 8 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Few war rooms will sleep better than this one tonight.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Steal is underselling it; Nick Emmanwori at pick No. 38 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick52 Rnd2 Tre Harris
Tre Harris in Round 2, Pick 20 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick67 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
They barely believed it either: Isaiah Bond still on the board at No. 67. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jake Majors
They let Jake Majors come to them and pounced at the 108th overall pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick112 Rnd4 Maxwell Hairston
Nice patience on Maxwell Hairston, who had no business lasting to slot 112. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick139 Rnd5 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson at the 139th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick143 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
They will replay Luke Kandra at pick 143 for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick158 Rnd5 Quinshon Judkins
Taking Quinshon Judkins in Round 5, Pick 20 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick186 Rnd6 Danny Stutsman
Somehow Danny Stutsman was still sitting there in pick 186, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick230 Rnd7 Elijah Arroyo
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Elijah Arroyo in the Round 7 slot, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.