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Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CAR)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (CAR)
Jaden Hicks
DB Washington State
Korey Foreman Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CAR)
Korey Foreman
DL-EDGE USC
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LAC)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (LAC)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesC FutureB
The Panthers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

For all the boxes ticked, the Panthers skipped the loudest one: cornerback is exactly as bare as it was. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The cost of the Sanders reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Foreman falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
No drama and no debate, Xavier Worthy went about where he belonged in No. 33. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick101 Rnd4 Danny Stutsman
A tidy little value on Danny Stutsman in slot 101, a step better than break-even. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick117 Rnd4 Shilo Sanders
A conviction pick on Shilo Sanders at the 117th pick that the board grades a round light. It fills a real need, too.
Pick138 Rnd5 Jamari Thrash
Jamari Thrash in Round 5, Pick 2 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick163 Rnd5 Byron Murphy II
A reach on Byron Murphy II in pick 163; the board had better options right there. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jaden Hicks
A market-rate defensive back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaden Hicks. This was not a hole anyone had circled.
Pick222 Rnd7 Korey Foreman
A quiet steal in the Round 7 slot: Korey Foreman for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jase McClellan
They paid sticker price for Jase McClellan in pick No. 238, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.