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Panthers Draft 2024041503

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Draft Selections
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CAR)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CAR)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CAR)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CAR)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers let Gould fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Anthony Gould got past him. The Panthers do not have to explain a thing at the 240th pick. The bottom line is a respectable B.

The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
By-the-book stuff, Troy Franklin at pick No. 33 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
They did well to land Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in No. 39, just ahead of his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick65 Rnd3 Ja'Tavion Sanders
They barely believed it either: Ja'Tavion Sanders still on the board at Round 3, Pick 1. It fills a real need, too.
Pick101 Rnd4 Gabriel Murphy
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Gabriel Murphy in pick 101. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick142 Rnd5 Matt Goncalves
Steal is underselling it; Matt Goncalves at slot 142 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick166 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
A cornerback of that caliber at the Round 5 slot is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick240 Rnd7 Anthony Gould
They will replay Anthony Gould at the 240th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.