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    Panthers
Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CAR)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CAR)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (CAR)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CAR)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (CAR)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (CAR)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CAR)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CAR)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (CAR)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (CAR)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CAR)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (CAR)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CAR)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DET)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (BAL)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (KC)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYG)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NE)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (GB)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (LV)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (GB)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Players traded away
Head Shot
Brian Burns
EDGE
Head Shot
Giovanni Ricci
TE
Head Shot
Hayden Hurst
TE
Head Shot
Miles Sanders
RB
Head Shot
Stephen Sullivan
TE
Head Shot
Terrace Marshall Jr.
WR
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall D-
ValueC NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Panthers bled value on every deal, hence the D-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Panthers would have aced it. Isaiah Davis at the Round 4 slot is 74 spots clear of where he belonged.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. Spending an early pick on DT-EDGE with quarterback open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick36 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
No drama and no debate, Adonai Mitchell went about where he belonged in pick 36. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick40 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson at the 40th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A conviction pick on Jackson Powers-Johnson at pick No. 44 that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick47 Rnd2 Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie in the 47th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick49 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
They paid sticker price for Ja'Tavion Sanders in Round 2, Pick 17, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick62 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
A reach for Cooper Beebe in slot 62; a little patience would have been rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick64 Rnd2 Javon Bullard
No edge and no loss on Javon Bullard in the 64th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick73 Rnd3 Ricky Pearsall
Ricky Pearsall in pick No. 73 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick85 Rnd3 Maason Smith
Of all the spots to shop, they chose DT-EDGE. Maason Smith in Round 3, Pick 22 leaves quarterback for later.
Pick92 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
The board had cheaper options than Dominick Puni at slot 92, and it noticed. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick99 Rnd3 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson in No. 99 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick101 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
A reach on Kris Abrams-Draine in pick 101; the board had better options right there. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick103 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Ben Sinnott. It fills a real need, too.
Pick105 Rnd4 Isaiah Davis
Isaiah Davis in the 105th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick107 Rnd4 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at the 107th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.