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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CAR)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CAR)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Julian Fleming Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CAR)
Julian Fleming
WR Penn State
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CAR)
Barion Brown
WR Kentucky
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (CAR)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (CAR)
Tony Grimes
CB UNLV
Kamari Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (CAR)
Kamari Wilson
S Arizona State
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers robbed the room for Carmona. Final grade: B.

The Panthers did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Fernando Carmona fell into pick 146. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

If Fleming pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get a potential shutdown corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Princely Umanmielen
They will replay Princely Umanmielen at No. 38 for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick66 Rnd3 Jay Higgins
They jumped the gun on Jay Higgins, taking him earlier than his grade liked. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick102 Rnd4 Julian Fleming
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Julian Fleming well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick142 Rnd5 Barion Brown
They paid a round early for Barion Brown in slot 142, more than the board wanted. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick146 Rnd5 Fernando Carmona
Fernando Carmona in pick No. 146 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick178 Rnd6 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
Antwaun Powell-Ryland at the 178th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick216 Rnd7 Tony Grimes
They did well to land Tony Grimes in the 216th pick, just ahead of his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick234 Rnd7 Kamari Wilson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kamari Wilson in pick 234. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.