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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (CAR)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CAR)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Georgia
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CAR)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CAR)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (CAR)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CAR)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
Draft Picks Received
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (PIT)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Georgia
Players traded away
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Brian Burns
EDGE
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Jeremy Chinn
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Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesF FutureB-
The Panthers got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D-.

The Panthers looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Adisa Isaac at Round 3, Pick 1 regardless, 56 picks early. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D- is the result.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

On value alone, Nelson makes the weekend a net positive.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and safety is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In the 23rd pick they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Kris Abrams-Draine
No drama and no debate, Kris Abrams-Draine went about where he belonged in slot 33. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick65 Rnd3 Adisa Isaac
A wild overpay on Adisa Isaac in No. 65, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick101 Rnd4 Graham Barton
By-the-book stuff, Graham Barton at Round 4, Pick 1 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick123 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Ainias Smith. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Jamon Dumas-Johnson at pick 133 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick138 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
Nehemiah Pritchett at pick 138 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick164 Rnd5 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zion Tupuola-Fetui. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
Steal is underselling it; Jack Nelson at slot 180 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick222 Rnd7 Sincere Haynesworth
A straight-up fair deal on Sincere Haynesworth at the 222nd pick, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.