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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CAR)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CAR)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (CAR)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CAR)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CAR)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CAR)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (CAR)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (CAR)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (CAR)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CAR)
Shemar Turner
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (CAR)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Stefon Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CAR)
Stefon Thompson
OLB-EDGE Syracuse
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CAR)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (ATL)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (PIT)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (MIA)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (LAC)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (LAC)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (GB)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (GB)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (CLE)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LAC)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (GB)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Joey Bosa
EDGE
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Alohi Gilman
S
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Justin Herbert
QB
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Derwin James Jr.
S
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Aaron Jones
RB
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Christian McCaffrey
RB
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Kenneth Murray Jr.
LB
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Joshua Palmer
WR
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Kyle Pitts
TE
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Asante Samuel Jr.
CB
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Rashawn Slater
OT
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Tuli Tuipulotu
LB
Players traded away
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Adam Thielen
WR
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Andy Dalton
QB
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Austin Corbett
OG
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Brady Christensen
OG
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Brian Burns
EDGE
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Bryce Young
QB
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Frankie Luvu
LB
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Ikem Ekwonu
OT
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Jaycee Horn
CB
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Nash Jensen
OG
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Yetur Gross-Matos
EDGE
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureD
The Panthers went off-script early, and it cost them a F.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Panthers spent No. 181 on Stefon Thompson, a name the board had a full 104 spots lower. The warnings were there, and the F is the bill.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They will answer for taking DT-EDGE early while safety and tight end went begging.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up. They banked enough surplus on Egbuka to cover a lot of smaller sins.

They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left safety open, and the grade is the bill.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Kool-Aid McKinstry in No. 10 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick16 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the Round 1 slot they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick29 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
In Round 1, Pick 29 they get a wrecking ball inside. More want than need.
Pick33 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper at the 33rd overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick40 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
They read the board right and Emeka Egbuka was the payoff at slot 40. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick65 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
Jermaine Burton in pick 65 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick72 Rnd3 Maason Smith
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick 72 on Maason Smith with safety and tight end unsolved.
Pick75 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany in the 75th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick82 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
A conviction pick on Zach Frazier at No. 82 that the board grades a round light. The roster fit checks out.
Pick90 Rnd3 Michael Pratt
Fair-plus on Michael Pratt, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick101 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
They paid sticker price for Braelon Allen in the 101st overall pick, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick108 Rnd4 Cam Hart
They did well to land Cam Hart in the Round 4 slot, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick138 Rnd5 Shemar Turner
Shemar Turner in pick No. 138 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick168 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Nothing to complain about; Ainias Smith went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick181 Rnd6 Stefon Thompson
A wild overpay on Stefon Thompson in pick 181, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It fits a board better than it fits this team.
Pick217 Rnd6 J.J. Weaver
A big swing on J.J. Weaver at the Round 6 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jordan Jefferson
They reached a country mile for Jordan Jefferson at the 222nd overall pick, and the board is aghast. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.