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Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall
D+
ValueB-
NeedB+
TradesF
FutureA+
The Panthers left with their quarterback, and a D+ to match. The Javontae Jean-Baptiste pick is the one that will follow the Panthers into the fall. They took him 49 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. A D+ that will need time and luck to look better.
The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They have staked the next five years on Jayden Daniels, which is the only story that really matters here.
They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up. On value alone, Tracy Jr. makes the weekend a net positive.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and safety is still a hole.
Pick Analysis
Pick1
Rnd1
Marvin Harrison Jr.
In pick 1 they get a weapon on the perimeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick9
Rnd1
Jayden Daniels
In the 9th pick they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick27
Rnd1
Kool-Aid McKinstry
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a ballhawk on the outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33
Rnd2
Troy Franklin
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 33 with a little surplus value in Troy Franklin. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick38
Rnd2
Jordan Morgan
They did well to land Jordan Morgan in slot 38, just ahead of his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick49
Rnd2
Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes at the 49th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick60
Rnd2
Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran in pick 60 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick86
Rnd3
Austin Booker
Austin Booker at slot 86 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick106
Rnd4
Ben Sinnott
They reached a country mile for Ben Sinnott at Round 4, Pick 6, and the board is aghast. The roster fit checks out.
Pick123
Rnd4
Isaac Guerendo
The board had Isaac Guerendo higher than pick No. 123, and the running back fell to them anyway. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick141
Rnd5
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
Tyrone Tracy Jr. at No. 141 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick143
Rnd5
Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson is a better player than the Round 5 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick165
Rnd5
Marist Liufau
Value with a capital V on Marist Liufau in the 165th overall pick, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick180
Rnd6
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Javontae Jean-Baptiste well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick184
Rnd6
Jaylen Harrell
A real head-scratcher, Jaylen Harrell in pick 184 is miles ahead of his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.


















