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Draft Selections
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CAR)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CAR)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (CAR)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (CAR)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CAR)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CAR)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CAR)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PHI)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (PHI)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Isaiah Likely
TE
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers cashed the board's mistake on Carson: B.

The Panthers did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Caelen Carson fell into the 120th overall pick.

The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They are betting Polk proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick50 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell at pick No. 50 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick60 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy in Round 2, Pick 28 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick65 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
A conviction pick on Ja'Lynn Polk at slot 65 that the board grades a round light. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick101 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in the 101st pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick120 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
They barely believed it either: Caelen Carson still on the board at the Round 4 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick128 Rnd4 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in No. 128 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick142 Rnd5 Isaac Guerendo
Isaac Guerendo at the 142nd overall pick is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick166 Rnd5 Hunter Nourzad
Fair-plus on Hunter Nourzad, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick240 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
Trevin Wallace at slot 240 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.