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Draft Selections
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CAR)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CAR)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (CAR)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CAR)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers robbed the room for Walker. Final grade: B.

The Panthers spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Devontez Walker, the No. 150 name on the board, in No. 180.

They punted on offensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Mitchell pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but offensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Troy Franklin in Round 2, Pick 1 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick65 Rnd3 Quinyon Mitchell
They liked Quinyon Mitchell enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 3 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick101 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Smael Mondon Jr. at the 101st pick, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick138 Rnd5 Darius Robinson
They paid sticker price for Darius Robinson in pick 138, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick164 Rnd5 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey is a better player than pick No. 164 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick180 Rnd6 Devontez Walker
You do not let a wide receiver like Devontez Walker reach the 180th overall pick and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick222 Rnd7 Keith Randolph Jr.
They barely believed it either: Keith Randolph Jr. still on the board at No. 222. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.