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Draft Selections
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (CAR)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (CAR)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CAR)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers won the night they stopped Corley from sliding. Grade: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Malachi Corley slide, and the Panthers were the ones holding the card at the 101st pick. Highway robbery. The bottom line is a respectable B.

The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Troy Franklin at No. 33 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick65 Rnd3 Chris Braswell
Value with a capital V on Chris Braswell in the 65th pick, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick101 Rnd4 Malachi Corley
Somehow Malachi Corley was still sitting there in pick 101, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick169 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade at pick No. 169 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick180 Rnd6 Trey Knox
No drama and no debate, Trey Knox went about where he belonged in the 180th overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
Taulia Tagovailoa at the Round 7 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.