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Draft Selections
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CAR)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Ahmed Hassanein Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CAR)
Ahmed Hassanein
DL-EDGE Boise State
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CAR)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Panthers: C+.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Panthers would have aced it. Ahmed Hassanein at pick No. 147 is 77 spots clear of where he belonged. It washes out to a C+, no better and no worse.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Bassa. The offensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Princely Umanmielen
Princely Umanmielen at No. 8 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Trey Amos
Trey Amos at Round 2, Pick 25 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
They did well to land Jayden Higgins in pick 74, just ahead of his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick110 Rnd4 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
Antwaun Powell-Ryland at the Round 4 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick113 Rnd4 David Walker
This one needs a full-page explanation: David Walker in the 113th pick, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick141 Rnd5 Elijah Roberts
They reached a country mile for Elijah Roberts at pick No. 141, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick147 Rnd5 Ahmed Hassanein
A real head-scratcher, Ahmed Hassanein in the 147th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jeffrey Bassa
The board fumbled Jeffrey Bassa all the way to the 164th pick, and they scooped it up. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick229 Rnd7 CJ West
A quiet steal in the Round 7 slot: CJ West for less than the market said. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.