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Draft Selections
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CAR)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CAR)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (CAR)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CAR)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (CAR)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
BJ Mayes Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CAR)
BJ Mayes
CB UAB
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (CAR)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Richard Jibunor Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CAR)
Richard Jibunor
OLB-EDGE Troy
Reuben Fatheree II Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CAR)
Reuben Fatheree II
OT Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (GB)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIN)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (WSH)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Richard Jibunor Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (ARI)
Richard Jibunor
OLB-EDGE Troy
Reuben Fatheree II Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Reuben Fatheree II
OT Texas A&M
Draft Picks Traded
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (GB)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Danielle Hunter
EDGE
Players traded away
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Adam Thielen
WR
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Brian Burns
EDGE
Head Shot
Eku Leota
LB
Head Shot
Frankie Luvu
LB
Head Shot
Giovanni Ricci
TE
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Jashaun Corbin
RB
Head Shot
Tarik Cohen
RB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall F
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureD
The Jibunor reach set a tone the Panthers could not shake: F.

The Panthers bet big and early on Richard Jibunor, 90 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. The warnings were there, and the F is the bill.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They will regret leaving safety for another day if the season turns on it. Mayes at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left safety open, and the grade is the bill.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
In pick No. 20 they get an anchor for the defensive front, though they paid up to get him. More want than need.
Pick33 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper at No. 33 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick43 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
They paid sticker price for Chris Braswell in Round 2, Pick 11, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick65 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Value with a capital V on Cooper Beebe in pick 65, a genuine coup. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick120 Rnd4 Roman Wilson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Roman Wilson at the Round 4 slot is the proof. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick138 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Smael Mondon Jr. at slot 138. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick168 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
They talked themselves into Keith Randolph Jr. at pick 168, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick181 Rnd6 BJ Mayes
Taking BJ Mayes in pick No. 181 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick182 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Kamal Hadden well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jordan Jefferson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jordan Jefferson this early at the Round 7 slot. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick224 Rnd7 Richard Jibunor
Richard Jibunor at the 224th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A pick in search of a role on this roster.
Pick227 Rnd7 Reuben Fatheree II
Reuben Fatheree II at No. 227 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.