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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CAR)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CAR)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CAR)
Bear Alexander
DT USC
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (CAR)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Kevin Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (CAR)
Kevin Jennings
QB SMU
Elijhah Badger Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CAR)
Elijhah Badger
WR Florida
Draft Picks Received
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (SF)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Elijhah Badger Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (SF)
Elijhah Badger
WR Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (SF)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesC+ FutureB
The Panthers kept it disciplined and banked a B.

The Panthers looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Seth McLaughlin at No. 217 regardless, 64 picks early. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

That Jennings pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the 1st overall pick they get a press-man option on the boundary. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick48 Rnd2 Tai Felton
Tai Felton in pick No. 48 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick65 Rnd3 Landon Jackson
They robbed the room for Landon Jackson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick102 Rnd4 Jaeden Roberts
Jaeden Roberts at No. 102 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jaxson Dart
A quarterback of that caliber at pick 139 is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.
Pick143 Rnd5 Bear Alexander
A straight-up fair deal on Bear Alexander at slot 143, value and slot in agreement. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick159 Rnd5 Jaishawn Barham
They paid up for Jaishawn Barham at pick No. 159 when waiting would have done the job. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick217 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
They left a pile of value on the table to take Seth McLaughlin this early at slot 217. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick231 Rnd7 Kevin Jennings
Kevin Jennings in Round 7, Pick 17 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick255 Rnd7 Elijhah Badger
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Elijhah Badger in the 255th overall pick, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.