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Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (CAR)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CAR)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CAR)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (CAR)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (CAR)
Barion Brown
WR Kentucky
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CAR)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Brennan Presley Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (CAR)
Brennan Presley
WR Oklahoma State
Draft Picks Received
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (BUF)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (SF)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (TB)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (DEN)
Barion Brown
WR Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (BUF)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CIN)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ARI)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (IND)
Shemar Turner
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Paris Shand Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (IND)
Paris Shand
DE-EDGE LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Matt Milano
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Miles Sanders
RB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall A
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
The Panthers turned the phones into found money: A.

The Panthers ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. This is how you run a draft, and the A reflects it.

They banked enough surplus on Hairston to cover a lot of smaller sins. The cost of the Brown reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

In the end it comes back to Malaki Starks, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
In the 26th overall pick they get a ballhawk on the back end, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Landon Jackson
A clean, defensible pick in No. 38 with a little surplus value in Landon Jackson. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick57 Rnd2 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson at Round 2, Pick 25 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick80 Rnd3 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra at pick 80 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick90 Rnd3 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in pick No. 90 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick120 Rnd4 Barion Brown
They reached a country mile for Barion Brown at the 120th pick, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick147 Rnd5 Maxwell Hairston
Taking Maxwell Hairston in slot 147 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick183 Rnd6 Brennan Presley
They robbed the room for Brennan Presley here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.