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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (CAR)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (CAR)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CAR)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (CAR)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CAR)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CAR)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (CAR)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Cobee Bryant at slot 112. The Panthers jumped the board by 73 and dared it to prove them wrong. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

On value alone, Winston Jr. makes the weekend a net positive. The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 6 of 9 of the wish list covered. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but linebacker.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Kyle Kennard
Kyle Kennard in Round 2, Pick 20 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick67 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
They robbed the room for Tyler Warren here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick108 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson in the 108th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick112 Rnd4 Cobee Bryant
This one needs a full-page explanation: Cobee Bryant in pick 112, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick139 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
You do not let a safety like Kevin Winston Jr. reach pick No. 139 and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.
Pick143 Rnd5 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton at slot 143 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick158 Rnd5 Zane Durant
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Zane Durant well ahead of where he belonged. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed at Round 7, Pick 16 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. A need, and now a little less of one.