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Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall
D-
ValueC+
NeedB+
TradesF
FutureB-
The Panthers got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D-. The war room fell hard for Xavier Thomas, and it showed at pick 219: 59 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. It grades a D-, and the process earned it.
The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want.
The Henderson pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. On the needs board they went 4 of 9, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.
Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, cornerback very much included.
Pick Analysis
Pick29
Rnd1
Adonai Mitchell
In pick No. 29 they get a home-run threat at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33
Rnd2
Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick41
Rnd2
Jermaine Burton
A straight-up fair deal on Jermaine Burton at the 41st overall pick, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick73
Rnd3
Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran at slot 73 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick102
Rnd4
Leonard Taylor III
A reach for Leonard Taylor III in pick 102; a little patience would have been rewarded. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick165
Rnd5
Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen in the 165th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
Pick180
Rnd6
LaDarius Henderson
They read the board right and LaDarius Henderson was the payoff at the 180th pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick219
Rnd6
Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas in slot 219 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.










