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Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CAR)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CAR)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (CAR)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Maxen Hook Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CAR)
Maxen Hook
S Toledo
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers let Walker fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

The Panthers did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jalon Walker fell into slot 74. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

If Thomas pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 6 of 9, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In the 8th overall pick they get a bendy edge with upside, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick57 Rnd2 Azareye'h Thomas
They talked themselves into Azareye'h Thomas at Round 2, Pick 25, and the board did not agree. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker in the 74th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jeffrey Bassa
A conviction pick on Jeffrey Bassa at the Round 4 slot that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick112 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
Circle this one: Tez Johnson at slot 112 is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Steal is underselling it; Jake Majors at No. 139 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick145 Rnd5 Shemar Turner
Value said wait; Shemar Turner in pick No. 145 says they were not listening. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick162 Rnd5 Joshua Gray
They paid a round early for Joshua Gray in pick 162, more than the board wanted. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick227 Rnd7 Maxen Hook
Maxen Hook at Round 7, Pick 11 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.