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Panthers v1.11.11.2024

  • Obsesseddd DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CAR)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CAR)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CAR)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CAR)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (CAR)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Julian Fleming Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (CAR)
Julian Fleming
WR Penn State
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers let Johnson fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The Panthers did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Kaleb Johnson fell into the 159th overall pick. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The Fleming pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 6 of 9 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In pick No. 1 they get an anchor for the offensive line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick45 Rnd2 Landon Jackson
Nothing to complain about; Landon Jackson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick65 Rnd3 T.J. Sanders
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, T.J. Sanders in the 65th overall pick, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick102 Rnd4 Jahdae Barron
Taking Jahdae Barron in No. 102 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick139 Rnd5 Deontae Lawson
Steal is underselling it; Deontae Lawson at the Round 5 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick143 Rnd5 Parker Brailsford
Parker Brailsford slipping to the 143rd pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick159 Rnd5 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson at pick 159 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick217 Rnd7 Barrett Carter
Somehow Barrett Carter was still sitting there in Round 7, Pick 3, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick231 Rnd7 Julian Fleming
Value said wait; Julian Fleming in the 231st overall pick says they were not listening. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.