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Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CAR)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CAR)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CAR)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CAR)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Gould should have been long gone. The Panthers pounced, and earned a B.

Somebody in the 240th pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Panthers sat still while Anthony Gould, the No. 142 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Reaching for Wilson left real value on the table behind him.

They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Value with a capital V on Chop Robinson in No. 33, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick39 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
A real head-scratcher, Payton Wilson in the 39th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick65 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
No edge and no loss on Sedrick Van Pran in slot 65; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick101 Rnd4 DJ James
Circle this one: DJ James at Round 4, Pick 1 is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick142 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Luke McCaffrey. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick166 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
Dallin Holker slid further than he should have, and pick 166 is lovely value for the tight end. The roster fit checks out.
Pick240 Rnd7 Anthony Gould
Taking Anthony Gould in the 240th pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.