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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (CAR)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (CAR)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (CAR)
Kenneth Grant
DL Michigan
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CAR)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Barion Brown
WR Kentucky
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CAR)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CAR)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CAR)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (CAR)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kenneth Grant
DL Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (IND)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ryan Kelly
C
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Connor McGovern
OG
Head Shot
Germaine Pratt
LB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall A
ValueA- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
Barton should have been long gone. The Panthers pounced, and earned a A.

The Panthers did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Lander Barton fell into pick No. 233.

Brown has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the 30th overall pick they get juice off the edge, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
The board fumbled Xavier Watts all the way to the 47th pick, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jay Higgins
A slide stopped in slot 71, with Jay Higgins worth more than the price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick78 Rnd3 Kenneth Grant
The board had Kenneth Grant higher than pick No. 78, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick107 Rnd4 Dylan Fairchild
They robbed the room for Dylan Fairchild here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in the Round 4 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick140 Rnd5 Barion Brown
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Barion Brown well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick147 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Circle this one: Smael Mondon Jr. at pick 147 is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick162 Rnd5 Jack Bech
Jack Bech in slot 162 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick222 Rnd7 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at No. 222 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick233 Rnd7 Lander Barton
Taking Lander Barton in the 233rd overall pick is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick256 Rnd7 Hunter Wohler
Hunter Wohler at pick 256 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.