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Draft Selections
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CAR)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (CAR)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CAR)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CAR)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CAR)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (CAR)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CAR)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (CAR)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CAR)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CAR)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CAR)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CAR)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Khalid Duke Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CAR)
Khalid Duke
DE-EDGE Kansas State
Draft Picks Received
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
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Budda Baker
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Zaven Collins
EDGE
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Paris Johnson Jr.
OT
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Trey McBride
TE
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Kyler Murray
QB
Players traded away
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Adam Thielen
WR
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Bryce Young
QB
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Ikem Ekwonu
OT
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureD
The board had answers; the Panthers had Duke. Grade: F.

Nobody had Khalid Duke this high, and it is not close. The Panthers reached 67 spots to get him at No. 240.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

There is no spinning it; the board won this weekend going away.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In pick No. 4 they get a matchup weapon at tight end. A real need, handled.
Pick15 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
Quinyon Mitchell at Round 1, Pick 15 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick27 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the 27th overall pick they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
They paid sticker price for Darius Robinson in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick35 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
They left a pile of value on the table to take Zach Frazier this early at pick 35. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick39 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
The board had cheaper options than Edgerrin Cooper at the 39th pick, and it noticed. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick65 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in the 65th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick66 Rnd3 Ruke Orhorhoro
Ruke Orhorhoro at pick No. 66 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick71 Rnd3 Trey Benson
They took Trey Benson at par in Round 3, Pick 7, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick90 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni in slot 90 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick101 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jalen McMillan. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick104 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at pick 104 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick138 Rnd5 Elijah Jones
No drama and no debate, Elijah Jones went about where he belonged in No. 138. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick141 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
A straight-up fair deal on Kitan Oladapo at the Round 5 slot, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick142 Rnd5 Myles Cole
A conviction pick on Myles Cole at the Round 5 slot that the board grades a round light. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick186 Rnd6 Justin Eboigbe
By-the-book stuff, Justin Eboigbe at slot 186 squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick240 Rnd7 Khalid Duke
Khalid Duke in Round 7, Pick 20 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.