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Draft Selections
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CAR)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CAR)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CAR)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CAR)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CAR)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (IND)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (IND)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesD FutureA
Best value of the weekend goes to the Panthers for Simpson: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Panthers watched Jaylin Simpson slide 103 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

The Tupuola-Fetui reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere.

They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick39 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in No. 39 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick65 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette in slot 65 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick101 Rnd4 Ricky Pearsall
Ricky Pearsall at Round 4, Pick 1 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.
Pick117 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves in pick 117 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick142 Rnd5 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at the Round 5 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick151 Rnd5 Will Shipley
Will Shipley in pick No. 151 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick166 Rnd5 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
A wild overpay on Zion Tupuola-Fetui in the 166th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jaylin Simpson
You do not let a cornerback like Jaylin Simpson reach the 240th pick and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.