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Draft Selections
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CAR)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CAR)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CAR)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Draft Picks Received
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
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PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (ARI)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (LV)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Players Gained
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Evan Brown
C
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Keanu Neal
S
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA
Grand theft in pick 240: the Panthers steal Jackson and grade out a A-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jha'Quan Jackson, pick No. 240, roughly 62 picks past where he belonged.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. For all the activity, linebacker went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The veteran additions, Evan Brown chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick35 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
By-the-book stuff, Troy Franklin at the 35th pick squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick39 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders at No. 39 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick65 Rnd3 DJ James
A slide stopped in slot 65, with DJ James worth more than the price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick101 Rnd4 Austin Booker
Austin Booker at pick 101 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick142 Rnd5 Josh Newton
Josh Newton at the Round 5 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jha'Quan Jackson
Jha'Quan Jackson at pick No. 240 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.