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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (CAR)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (CAR)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CAR)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CAR)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (CAR)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Draft Picks Received
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BAL)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
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Brian Burns
EDGE
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Panthers got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Panthers did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high.

The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They are betting Wiley proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. at the 30th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick33 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Kool-Aid McKinstry slipping to the Round 2 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick62 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
Bralen Trice at slot 62 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick65 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
A quiet steal in No. 65: Kingsley Suamataia for less than the market said. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick93 Rnd3 Jonah Elliss
A tidy little value on Jonah Elliss in the 93rd overall pick, a step better than break-even. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick102 Rnd4 Cam Hart
A slide stopped in pick 102, with Cam Hart worth more than the price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick141 Rnd5 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at Round 5, Pick 5 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick165 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha in pick No. 165 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jared Wiley this early at pick No. 180. It fills a real need, too.