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Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (CAR)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jalon Walker
LB-EDGE Georgia
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (CAR)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CAR)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CAR)
Barion Brown
WR Kentucky
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (CAR)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Jason Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jason Henderson
LB Old Dominion
Draft Picks Received
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DAL)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (DAL)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (DAL)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Players Gained
Head Shot
Trevon Diggs
CB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall A
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
The Panthers cashed the board's mistake on Horton: A.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Tory Horton, pick 217, roughly 40 picks past where he belonged.

Every board in the league had Brown lower, and that gap is the story. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

Bottom line, with Nick Emmanwori leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Nick Emmanwori. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jack Sawyer
A tidy bit of business in the 44th overall pick, where Jack Sawyer graded well above the range. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick45 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jalon Walker in pick No. 45. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick65 Rnd3 Aireontae Ersery
Value with a capital V on Aireontae Ersery in slot 65, a genuine coup. The roster fit checks out.
Pick77 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
You do not let an offensive lineman like Donovan Jackson reach Round 3, Pick 13 and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick102 Rnd4 Maxwell Hairston
They let Maxwell Hairston come to them and pounced at No. 102. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jihaad Campbell
The board had Jihaad Campbell higher than pick 139, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick143 Rnd5 Barion Brown
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Barion Brown well ahead of where he belonged. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick159 Rnd5 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
A premium they did not need to pay, Jamon Dumas-Johnson a notch or two before his time. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick217 Rnd7 Tory Horton
Tory Horton at slot 217 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jason Henderson
Jason Henderson in the Round 7 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.