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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CAR)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CAR)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (CAR)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CAR)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CAR)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (CAR)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CAR)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (CAR)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CAR)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (DEN)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (MIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Amari Kight Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DEN)
Amari Kight
OT UCF
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB
The Panthers cashed the board's mistake on Harris: B.

When a board-topper like Jermari Harris slides to the 189th pick, you do not overthink it, and the Panthers did not. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In slot 8 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
A linebacker of that caliber at the 57th pick is the definition of value, full stop. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick97 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at the 97th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick109 Rnd4 Sebastian Castro
You do not let a safety like Sebastian Castro reach pick 109 and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick120 Rnd4 Gunnar Helm
Steal is underselling it; Gunnar Helm at the Round 4 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick138 Rnd5 Dylan Fairchild
They barely believed it either: Dylan Fairchild still on the board at Round 5, Pick 1. The roster fit checks out.
Pick139 Rnd5 Danny Stutsman
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Danny Stutsman in No. 139, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick145 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in pick No. 145 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick162 Rnd5 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at slot 162 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick189 Rnd6 Jermari Harris
Jermari Harris in the Round 6 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick205 Rnd6 Jeffrey Bassa
Taking Jeffrey Bassa in No. 205 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick227 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders in pick 227 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.