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Draft Selections
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CAR)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CAR)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CAR)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Panthers: B-.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Panthers did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to linebacker, which was the need that mattered most.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes. The skill positions did well by the weekend.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
They paid sticker price for Ja'Tavion Sanders in pick No. 33, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick39 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell in pick 39 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick65 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
By-the-book stuff, Xavier Worthy at No. 65 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick101 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Cam Hart at the 101st overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick142 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
No drama and no debate, Luke McCaffrey went about where he belonged in slot 142. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick166 Rnd5 Dwight McGlothern
They did well to land Dwight McGlothern in Round 5, Pick 30, just ahead of his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.