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Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (CAR)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CAR)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oregon
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CAR)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CAR)
Tacario Davis
CB Arizona
Cade Klubnik Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CAR)
Cade Klubnik
QB Clemson
Brennan Presley Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CAR)
Brennan Presley
WR Oklahoma State
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CAR)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Jason Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jason Henderson
LB Old Dominion
Draft Picks Received
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (BUF)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Brennan Presley Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Brennan Presley
WR Oklahoma State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (BUF)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesD- FutureA+
Klubnik should have been long gone. The Panthers pounced, and earned a B.

The board owed the Panthers one, and it paid up: Cade Klubnik, the No. 75 name on the board, sitting there at the 147th overall pick like a gift left on the doorstep. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Landon Jackson
In the 26th overall pick they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38 Rnd2 James Pearce Jr.
Nothing to complain about; James Pearce Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick57 Rnd2 Deontae Lawson
A clean, defensible pick in No. 57 with a little surplus value in Deontae Lawson. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jabbar Muhammad
They took Jabbar Muhammad at par in the Round 3 slot, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick104 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at slot 104 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The roster fit checks out.
Pick143 Rnd5 Tacario Davis
Tacario Davis at the 143rd pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick147 Rnd5 Cade Klubnik
A quarterback of that caliber at pick No. 147 is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick173 Rnd5 Brennan Presley
The board had Brennan Presley higher than pick 173, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick221 Rnd7 Armand Membou
A quiet steal in Round 7, Pick 7: Armand Membou for less than the market said. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick226 Rnd7 Jason Henderson
Jason Henderson at the Round 7 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.