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Draft Selections
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CAR)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CAR)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CAR)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CAR)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers let Johnson fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

The board owed the Panthers one, and it paid up: Cornelius Johnson, the No. 186 name on the board, sitting there at Round 7, Pick 20 like a gift left on the doorstep. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain. They are betting Bortolini proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
No drama and no debate, Ladd McConkey went about where he belonged in Round 2, Pick 1. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
By-the-book stuff, Chris Braswell at No. 39 squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick65 Rnd3 Renardo Green
They liked Renardo Green enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 3 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick101 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson in the 101st overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick142 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tommy Eichenberg. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick166 Rnd5 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini at pick No. 166 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick240 Rnd7 Cornelius Johnson
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 240th pick is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.