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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CAR)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CAR)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CAR)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (CAR)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tre Williams Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tre Williams
DT Clemson
Graham Mertz Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (LV)
Graham Mertz
QB Florida
Players Gained
Head Shot
Andre James
C
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall A-
ValueA NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The Panthers cashed the board's mistake on Sanders: A-.

When a board-topper like T.J. Sanders slides to the 162nd overall pick, you do not overthink it, and the Panthers did not. Little to argue with here, and the A- says so.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up. Adding Andre James by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

In the end it comes back to Travis Hunter, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
Nothing to complain about; Travis Hunter went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick57 Rnd2 Cam Ward
You do not let a quarterback like Cam Ward reach No. 57 and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick74 Rnd3 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty at slot 74 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick109 Rnd4 Walter Nolen
They will replay Walter Nolen at the Round 4 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jalon Walker
Taking Jalon Walker in pick No. 117 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick139 Rnd5 Nick Emmanwori
Circle this one: Nick Emmanwori at the 139th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick145 Rnd5 Wyatt Milum
The board fumbled Wyatt Milum all the way to Round 5, Pick 8, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick162 Rnd5 T.J. Sanders
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, T.J. Sanders in pick 162, plain and simple. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.