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Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CAR)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CAR)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jordan Hancock
CB Ohio State
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 4 (CAR)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 5 (CAR)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 6 (CAR)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Brady Cook Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (CAR)
Brady Cook
QB Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CLE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CLE)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (MIA)
Jordan Hancock
CB Ohio State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CLE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Brady Cook Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (CLE)
Brady Cook
QB Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CLE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (MIA)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Players Gained
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Kendall Fuller
CB
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Ethan Pocic
C
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall A-
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
Cook should have been long gone. The Panthers pounced, and earned a A-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Brady Cook, the 177th pick, roughly 68 picks past where he belonged. This is how you run a draft, and the A- reflects it.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want.

The Carter reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Bottom line, with Luther Burden III leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In pick 17 they get a true top target. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Garrett Nussmeier
Garrett Nussmeier in No. 49 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick54 Rnd2 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock in pick No. 54 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick65 Rnd3 Clay Webb
A quiet steal in the 65th overall pick: Clay Webb for less than the market said. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick97 Rnd4 Abdul Carter
They paid a round early for Abdul Carter in slot 97, more than the board wanted. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick113 Rnd4 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo at the Round 4 slot is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick129 Rnd5 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at Round 5, Pick 1 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick161 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
Steal is underselling it; Cobee Bryant at the 161st pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick177 Rnd6 Brady Cook
You do not let a quarterback like Brady Cook reach the Round 6 slot and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.