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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CAR)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CAR)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jalen McLeod Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jalen McLeod
LB-EDGE Auburn
CJ Dippre Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
CJ Dippre
TE Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (IND)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (DET)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (DET)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jameson Williams
WR
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The Panthers fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

The Panthers torched the value chart for Jalen McLeod, taking him 52 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The Skattebo value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. That linebacker hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In No. 14 they get a centerfielder for the defense. A real need, handled.
Pick45 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
Donovan Ezeiruaku at Round 2, Pick 13 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick57 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
By-the-book stuff, Maxwell Hairston at the 57th pick squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick111 Rnd4 Oluwafemi Oladejo
Oluwafemi Oladejo at slot 111 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick114 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at pick 114 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick146 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick No. 146 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jalen McLeod
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jalen McLeod well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick230 Rnd7 CJ Dippre
This one needs a full-page explanation: CJ Dippre in the 230th pick, miles early. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.