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panthers 4/3/24

  • bfrye DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CAR)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CAR)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CAR)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CAR)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Panthers reached some 76 spots for Keith Randolph Jr., and value like that does not grow back.

The Franklin steal is the beam this whole class leans on. A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 6 of 9 of the wish list covered.

They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims at the 33rd pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. The roster fit checks out.
Pick39 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
A slide stopped in the 39th overall pick, with Cooper DeJean worth more than the price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick65 Rnd3 Troy Franklin
Taking Troy Franklin in No. 65 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick101 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni at slot 101 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick142 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Keith Randolph Jr.. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick166 Rnd5 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau in pick No. 166 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick240 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Brevyn Spann-Ford in Round 7, Pick 20 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.