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RUN ON APR 20, 2025

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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Jalen McLeod Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jalen McLeod
LB-EDGE Auburn
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Panthers.

The Panthers went off the board in a big way for Jalen McLeod, 101 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

That Sanders pick is the receipt they will wave around later. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In slot 8 they get a sticky cover corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 T.J. Sanders
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, T.J. Sanders in the 57th pick, plain and simple. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick74 Rnd3 Tre Harris
Tre Harris slipping to No. 74 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick111 Rnd4 Kobe King
A reach for Kobe King in the Round 4 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick114 Rnd4 Jalen McLeod
A big swing on Jalen McLeod at pick No. 114, well ahead of any board in the building. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick140 Rnd5 Aeneas Peebles
Aeneas Peebles at the 140th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick146 Rnd5 Seth McLaughlin
A wild overpay on Seth McLaughlin in the 146th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jaylen Reed
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jaylen Reed well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.
Pick230 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner at the 230th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.