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Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jalon Walker
LB-EDGE Georgia
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CAR)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CAR)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CAR)
Barion Brown
WR Kentucky
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (CAR)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Cade Klubnik Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (CAR)
Cade Klubnik
QB Clemson
Julian Fleming Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (CAR)
Julian Fleming
WR Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CLE)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jalon Walker
LB-EDGE Georgia
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CLE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jerry Jeudy
WR
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
Best value of the weekend goes to the Panthers for Klubnik: A-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Cade Klubnik had no business being available in the Round 7 slot, and the Panthers did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They are betting Brown proves the room right and everyone else wrong. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get a problem off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick39 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Good price on Jalon Walker in slot 39, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick45 Rnd2 Landon Jackson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Landon Jackson at the 45th pick is the proof. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick65 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
A real head-scratcher, Maxwell Hairston in pick No. 65 is miles ahead of his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick70 Rnd3 Kevin Winston Jr.
A reach for Kevin Winston Jr. in the Round 3 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick102 Rnd4 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson in No. 102 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick139 Rnd5 Barion Brown
Barion Brown at pick 139 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
Jaeden Roberts is a better player than the 143rd overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick159 Rnd5 Benjamin Morrison
They barely believed it either: Benjamin Morrison still on the board at slot 159. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick217 Rnd7 Cade Klubnik
Cade Klubnik at the 217th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick231 Rnd7 Julian Fleming
They robbed the room for Julian Fleming here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.