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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CAR)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (CAR)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CAR)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (CAR)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CAR)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (CAR)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CAR)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAR)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (SF)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (ARI)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Players traded away
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Brian Burns
EDGE
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Donte Jackson
CB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The phones sank the Panthers this weekend: D-.

The Tanor Bortolini pick is the one that will follow the Panthers into the fall. They took him 92 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped linebacker, which is a strange place to end up. The Dixon value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, linebacker very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In pick No. 19 they get a home-run threat at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
They paid sticker price for Jordan Morgan in Round 2, Pick 3, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick65 Rnd3 Adisa Isaac
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Adisa Isaac in pick 65. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick90 Rnd3 DJ James
Fair-plus on DJ James, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick102 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Good price on Brenden Rice in No. 102, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick125 Rnd4 Tanor Bortolini
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tanor Bortolini in the 125th overall pick, miles early. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson in the Round 5 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick165 Rnd5 Justin Eboigbe
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Justin Eboigbe at slot 165. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
A wild overpay on Jared Wiley in No. 180, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick215 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
Somehow Johnny Dixon was still sitting there in pick No. 215, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.