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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CAR)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CAR)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CAR)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CAR)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Draft Picks Received
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Cameron Mitchell
CB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesC- FutureA
Grand theft in No. 206: the Panthers steal Bortolini and grade out a B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Tanor Bortolini slide, and the Panthers were the ones holding the card at the 206th pick. Highway robbery.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They are betting Vidal proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
They read the board right and Kool-Aid McKinstry was the payoff at No. 33. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick65 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
They paid a round early for Ja'Lynn Polk in slot 65, more than the board wanted. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick101 Rnd4 Christian Mahogany
Good price on Christian Mahogany in the Round 4 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick142 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at the 142nd overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick166 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
Layden Robinson in pick No. 166 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick206 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini in Round 6, Pick 31 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick240 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
A conviction pick on Kimani Vidal at pick 240 that the board grades a round light. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.