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    Panthers
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CAR)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CAR)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CAR)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (GB)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (IND)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kingsley Enagbare
LB
Head Shot
Grover Stewart
DT
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall A-
ValueA NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
Grand theft in the 125th pick: the Panthers steal Walker and grade out a A-.

Call it larceny. Jalon Walker sat on the board until No. 125, and the Panthers did not need to be asked twice. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

It is a haul that will look even better come September.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the Round 1 slot they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick54 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Somehow Nick Emmanwori was still sitting there in No. 54, and they pounced on premier safety value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jahdae Barron
They barely believed it either: Jahdae Barron still on the board at the 74th overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick110 Rnd4 Wyatt Milum
Wyatt Milum at pick No. 110 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick113 Rnd4 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant at the 113th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jalon Walker
The board fumbled Jalon Walker all the way to pick 125, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.