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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CAR)
Abdul Carter
LB Penn State
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CAR)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 4 (CAR)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 5 (CAR)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Julian Fleming Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 6 (CAR)
Julian Fleming
WR Penn State
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Panthers did exactly that with Maxwell Hairston in slot 129. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. That Styles pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In Round 1, Pick 1 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick50 Rnd2 Drew Allar
Drew Allar at pick 50 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick65 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton at the 65th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick97 Rnd4 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles at No. 97 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. The roster fit checks out.
Pick129 Rnd5 Maxwell Hairston
This one needs a full-page explanation: Maxwell Hairston in the Round 5 slot, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick161 Rnd6 Julian Fleming
Julian Fleming at slot 161 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.