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RUN ON MAR 20, 2025

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Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (CAR)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (CAR)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (CAR)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIA)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (MIA)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (MIA)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB
Grand theft in the Round 7 slot: the Panthers steal Edwards and grade out a B.

The board owed the Panthers one, and it paid up: Donovan Edwards, the No. 200 name on the board, sitting there at pick No. 230 like a gift left on the doorstep. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. They are betting Walker proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
They liked Jalon Walker enough to skip the value, taking him in the 13th overall pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick63 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
A conviction pick on Maxwell Hairston at No. 63 that the board grades a round light. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick74 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
They took Isaiah Bond at par in pick 74, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick111 Rnd4 Billy Bowman Jr.
Billy Bowman Jr. at Round 4, Pick 9 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick114 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at slot 114 is the definition of value, full stop. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick133 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. at the Round 4 slot is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It fills a real need, too.
Pick140 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
No drama and no debate, Mitchell Evans went about where he belonged in pick No. 140. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick146 Rnd5 Jeffrey Bassa
Circle this one: Jeffrey Bassa at the 146th pick is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick155 Rnd5 Jonas Sanker
Jonas Sanker in slot 155 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick163 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and O'Donnell Fortune at the 163rd pick is the proof. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick230 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
Steal is underselling it; Donovan Edwards at No. 230 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.