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Draft Selections
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (CAR)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (CAR)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CAR)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Panthers and Smith-Wade: B.

The board owed the Panthers one, and it paid up: Chau Smith-Wade, the No. 158 name on the board, sitting there at slot 180 like a gift left on the doorstep. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Watson reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Graham Barton
A clean, defensible pick in No. 33 with a little surplus value in Graham Barton. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick65 Rnd3 T'Vondre Sweat
Fair-plus on T'Vondre Sweat, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick101 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
The board fumbled Jalen McMillan all the way to the 101st overall pick, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick168 Rnd5 Cody Schrader
A reasonable price with a little left over, Cody Schrader in slot 168. The roster fit checks out.
Pick180 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade in Round 6, Pick 5 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick222 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
They jumped the gun on Nathaniel Watson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.