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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (CAR)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CAR)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CAR)
Barion Brown
WR Kentucky
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (CAR)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE Florida State
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Julian Fleming Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (CAR)
Julian Fleming
WR Penn State
Dasan McCullough Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (CAR)
Dasan McCullough
S Oklahoma
Jason Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jason Henderson
LB Old Dominion
Draft Picks Received
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (NYG)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (NYG)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NYG)
Barion Brown
WR Kentucky
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NYG)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NYG)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NYJ)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jordan Phillips
DT
Head Shot
Jon Runyan
OG
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesD+ FutureA+
Good, not great, for the Panthers: B.

The Panthers put a flag in the ground for Barion Brown, 54 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

Fleming falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In slot 31 they get a rangy last line of defense. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Emery Jones Jr.
They read the board right and Emery Jones Jr. was the payoff at Round 2, Pick 11. It fills a real need, too.
Pick66 Rnd3 Jay Higgins
They paid a round early for Jay Higgins in the 66th pick, more than the board wanted. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick74 Rnd3 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in the 74th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick102 Rnd4 Jordan Burch
Jordan Burch at pick 102 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick110 Rnd4 Barion Brown
They talked themselves into Barion Brown at the Round 4 slot, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick134 Rnd4 Patrick Payton
A edge rusher of that caliber at Round 4, Pick 33 is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick146 Rnd5 Daylen Everette
Daylen Everette in No. 146 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick178 Rnd6 Julian Fleming
Julian Fleming at slot 178 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick216 Rnd7 Dasan McCullough
Dasan McCullough in the Round 7 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick234 Rnd7 Jason Henderson
No drama and no debate, Jason Henderson went about where he belonged in the 234th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.