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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (CAR)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (CAR)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CAR)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CAR)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CAR)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CAR)
Ashton Gillotte
DL-EDGE Louisville
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CAR)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (CAR)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (CAR)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CAR)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (CAR)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (TB)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (TB)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DET)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (NYG)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DET)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYG)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Draft Picks Traded
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (TB)
Nic Scourton
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Mike Evans
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Mike Boone
RB
Head Shot
Raheem Blackshear
RB
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B
ValueA+ NeedB TradesB+ FutureD-
The Panthers let Harris fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Tre Harris at pick No. 256 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the safety spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In the 21st pick they get a matchup problem out wide at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Ashton Jeanty
Taking Ashton Jeanty in the Round 2 slot is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick54 Rnd2 Cam Ward
The board fumbled Cam Ward all the way to Round 2, Pick 22, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick74 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in pick No. 74 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick110 Rnd4 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen at pick 110 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick113 Rnd4 Jalon Walker
Somehow Jalon Walker was still sitting there in slot 113, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick139 Rnd5 Josaiah Stewart
They barely believed it either: Josaiah Stewart still on the board at No. 139. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick145 Rnd5 Ashton Gillotte
A edge rusher of that caliber at the 145th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick162 Rnd5 Kyle Kennard
You do not let an edge rusher like Kyle Kennard reach No. 162 and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jake Majors
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jake Majors in the Round 7 slot, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick227 Rnd7 Trey Amos
Trey Amos in slot 227 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick228 Rnd7 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland at pick No. 228 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick245 Rnd7 Wyatt Milum
Steal is underselling it; Wyatt Milum at Round 7, Pick 29 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick248 Rnd7 Rylie Mills
Circle this one: Rylie Mills at the 248th pick is a fall that decides a draft. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick256 Rnd7 Tre Harris
Tre Harris in pick 256 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.