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Draft Selections
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CAR)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (CAR)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CAR)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CAR)
Abdul Carter
LB-EDGE Penn State
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CAR)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CAR)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 4 (CAR)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 5 (CAR)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 6 (CAR)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LV)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (DEN)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NYG)
Abdul Carter
LB-EDGE Penn State
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LV)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (DEN)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Players traded away
Head Shot
Bryce Young
QB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
Ewers is the plan now, and the Panthers grade out a D.

The phones were a trap the Panthers kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. It grades a D, and the process earned it.

The whole projection now runs through Quinn Ewers; hit there and everything else looks smarter. The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The Sanders reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The Brooks value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Quinn Ewers
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Quinn Ewers. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick7 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In pick No. 7 they get juice off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
They paid a round early for Isaiah Bond in the Round 2 slot, more than the board wanted. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick38 Rnd2 Abdul Carter
Abdul Carter in the 38th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick39 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
Jonah Savaiinaea at pick 39 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The roster fit checks out.
Pick50 Rnd2 Denzel Burke
The board fumbled Denzel Burke all the way to Round 2, Pick 18, and they scooped it up. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick65 Rnd3 T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders at the 65th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick70 Rnd3 Parker Brailsford
No drama and no debate, Parker Brailsford went about where he belonged in No. 70. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick97 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in the 97th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick129 Rnd5 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in No. 129 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick161 Rnd6 Tahj Brooks
Tahj Brooks in pick No. 161 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It patches a soft spot without any drama.