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  • 1k DRAFTING FOR THE
    Panthers
Draft Selections
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Ahmed Hassanein Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Ahmed Hassanein
DL-EDGE Boise State
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers landed square in the muddy middle: C+.

The Panthers treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 111th pick on Ahmed Hassanein a full 126 spots early.

However the rest shakes out, Grant at that price is a win they earned. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Hit on Nic Scourton and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Nic Scourton
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get a premier pass rusher, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick57 Rnd2 David Walker
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for David Walker. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick74 Rnd3 Ashton Gillotte
They reached into another round for Ashton Gillotte, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick111 Rnd4 Ahmed Hassanein
They talked themselves into Ahmed Hassanein at pick 111, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick114 Rnd4 Gunnar Helm
A tight end of that caliber at pick No. 114 is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick140 Rnd5 Tyler Batty
Tyler Batty in No. 140 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick146 Rnd5 Charles Grant
Somehow Charles Grant was still sitting there in the Round 5 slot, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick163 Rnd5 Tory Horton
They barely believed it either: Tory Horton still on the board at the 163rd pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick230 Rnd7 CJ West
CJ West at pick 230 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor need, but a need all the same.