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Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CAR)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CAR)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
LeQuint Allen Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CAR)
LeQuint Allen
RB Syracuse
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CAR)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Panthers: B-.

The Panthers spent real capital to be 109 picks early on Collin Oliver, and the board is going to hold them to it. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety. On value alone, Allen makes the weekend a net positive.

They went 7 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In the Round 1 slot they get a potential shutdown corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick57 Rnd2 Kyle Kennard
Kyle Kennard in the 57th overall pick 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.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at Round 3, Pick 10 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick110 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in the 110th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick113 Rnd4 Charles Grant
Nice patience on Charles Grant, who had no business lasting to pick No. 113. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick141 Rnd5 Nazir Stackhouse
They left a pile of value on the table to take Nazir Stackhouse this early at slot 141. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick147 Rnd5 Luke Lachey
This one needs a full-page explanation: Luke Lachey in pick No. 147, miles early. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick164 Rnd5 LeQuint Allen
You do not let a running back like LeQuint Allen reach No. 164 and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick229 Rnd7 Collin Oliver
They talked themselves into Collin Oliver at the 229th overall pick, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.