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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CAR)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CAR)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CAR)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CAR)
Bear Alexander
DT USC
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jalon Walker
LB-EDGE Georgia
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 4 (CAR)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (CAR)
Derrick Moore
LB-EDGE Michigan
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (CAR)
Aeneas Peebles
DT Virginia Tech
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CAR)
Jake Majors
C Texas
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (CAR)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Draft Picks Received
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (PHI)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (PHI)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (PHI)
Bear Alexander
DT USC
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (PHI)
Jalon Walker
LB-EDGE Georgia
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PHI)
Derrick Moore
LB-EDGE Michigan
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (SF)
Aeneas Peebles
DT Virginia Tech
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (SF)
Jake Majors
C Texas
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (SF)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Draft Picks Traded
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 5 (PHI)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 6 (PHI)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Derrick Brown
DT
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Jadeveon Clowney
LB
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Jaycee Horn
CB
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Shaq Thompson
LB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureC+
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Panthers to a D-.

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 Jake Majors in the 191st pick. Too much went sideways, and the D- is the honest tally.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Simmons value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In No. 1 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick25 Rnd1 JT Tuimoloau
In the 25th pick they get juice off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick50 Rnd2 Kaimon Rucker
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Kaimon Rucker well ahead of where he belonged. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick57 Rnd2 Mitchell Evans
The board had Mitchell Evans higher than the Round 2 slot, and the tight end fell to them anyway. The roster fit checks out.
Pick65 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in pick 65 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick86 Rnd3 Bear Alexander
Bear Alexander at the 86th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker in slot 89 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick97 Rnd4 Josh Simmons
They will replay Josh Simmons at pick No. 97 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick121 Rnd4 Derrick Moore
A slide stopped in the 121st pick, with Derrick Moore worth more than the price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick159 Rnd5 Aeneas Peebles
Aeneas Peebles at the Round 5 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick191 Rnd6 Jake Majors
They reached into another round for Jake Majors, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick223 Rnd7 DeMonte Capehart
They talked themselves into DeMonte Capehart at Round 7, Pick 31, and the board did not agree. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.