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Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CAR)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CAR)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CAR)
Barion Brown
WR Kentucky
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CAR)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Stanford
Bryan Felter Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CAR)
Bryan Felter
OG Rutgers
Jason Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jason Henderson
LB Old Dominion
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Tyler Baron
DL-EDGE Miami
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesC+ FutureB-
The Panthers checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Barion Brown in pick No. 104, a good 46 spots before the room expected him.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The back end got a real overhaul.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In the 6th overall pick they get a press-man option on the boundary. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
A clean, defensible pick in the 38th pick with a little surplus value in Xavier Watts. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jay Higgins
They took Jay Higgins at par in the Round 3 slot, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick104 Rnd4 Barion Brown
Barion Brown at Round 4, Pick 3 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick147 Rnd5 David Bailey
A reach for David Bailey in No. 147; a little patience would have been rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick221 Rnd7 Bryan Felter
Bryan Felter at pick No. 221 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick226 Rnd7 Jason Henderson
They did well to land Jason Henderson in the Round 7 slot, just ahead of his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.