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Panthers Draft 2024041401

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Draft Selections
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CAR)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CAR)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CAR)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers let James fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. DJ James had no business being available in slot 101, and the Panthers did the only sane thing and turned in the card. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
By-the-book stuff, Troy Franklin at slot 33 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick39 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
A reasonable price with a little left over, Ja'Tavion Sanders in the 39th overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick65 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
They robbed the room for Xavier Legette here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick101 Rnd4 DJ James
Taking DJ James in Round 4, Pick 1 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick142 Rnd5 Matt Goncalves
Steal is underselling it; Matt Goncalves at the Round 5 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick166 Rnd5 James Williams
Circle this one: James Williams at pick 166 is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.