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  • Tyrell999 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CAR)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CAR)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CAR)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CAR)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (CAR)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CAR)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in pick 139 lands the Panthers a B, Carter and all.

You could see the war room lean forward. Barrett Carter at the Round 5 slot is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In pick No. 8 they get a problem off the edge at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick57 Rnd2 Dylan Sampson
Nice patience on Dylan Sampson, who had no business lasting to the 57th overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick74 Rnd3 Matthew Golden
A wide receiver of that caliber at slot 74 is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick109 Rnd4 Omarr Norman-Lott
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Omarr Norman-Lott in No. 109, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick112 Rnd4 Demetrius Knight Jr.
You do not let a linebacker like Demetrius Knight Jr. reach pick 112 and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick139 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
They will replay Barrett Carter at the 139th pick for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick145 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Circle this one: Smael Mondon Jr. at Round 5, Pick 8 is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick162 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles in the Round 5 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.
Pick227 Rnd7 Elijah Arroyo
Elijah Arroyo in No. 227 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.