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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CAR)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CAR)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (CAR)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CAR)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (CAR)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CAR)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Panthers.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Panthers spent Round 4, Pick 12 on Will Howard, a name most had 125 spots down the list. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Judkins. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get a disruptor off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick54 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jihaad Campbell at the Round 2 slot is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick72 Rnd3 Charles Grant
A reach for Charles Grant in slot 72; a little patience would have been rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick110 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tez Johnson in pick No. 110. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick113 Rnd4 Will Howard
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Will Howard. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick138 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
They will replay Quinshon Judkins at the 138th pick for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick145 Rnd5 Zane Durant
A wild overpay on Zane Durant in the Round 5 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick161 Rnd5 Joshua Gray
No edge and no loss on Joshua Gray in Round 5, Pick 23; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick227 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
They reached a country mile for J.J. Weaver at pick No. 227, and the board is aghast. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.