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Panthers

Carolina · rank #11 of 32

C
DraftLedger grade
At a 40% bust line
Rounds 1–3 · 2000–2025 drafts. Change settings
81
Picks graded
22%
Hit rate
30%
Bust rate
105%
Value vs slot (100% = par)
By draft class
Grade for each year
C
B
A
C
B
C
C
B
C
F
D
C
C
C
C
C
B
C
C
F
C
C
D
D
C
C
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Each bar compares this class with the other 31 teams’ classes that same year.

The ledger
Every pick, scored against its slot
Year
Player
Pick
Pos
Value vs slot
Status
Grade
2025
Tetairoa McMillan
Round 1 · Arizona
#8
WR
54%
FAIR
C
2025
Nic Scourton
Round 2 · Texas A&M
#51
DE
27%
BUST
D
2025
Princely Umanmielen
Round 3 · Mississippi
#77
DE
46%
FAIR
C
2024
Xavier Legette
Round 1 · South Carolina
#32
WR
81%
FAIR
C
2024
Jonathon Brooks
Round 2 · Texas
#46
RB
4%
BUST
F
2024
Trevin Wallace
Round 3 · Kentucky
#72
LB
126%
FAIR
B
2023
Bryce Young
Round 1 · Alabama
#1
QB
42%
FAIR
C
2023
Jonathan Mingo
Round 2 · Mississippi
#39
WR
51%
FAIR
C
2023
DJ Johnson
Round 3 · Oregon
#80
OLB
30%
BUST
D
2022
Ikem Ekwonu
Round 1 · North Carolina St.
#6
T
61%
FAIR
C
2022
Matt Corral
Round 3 · Mississippi
#94
QB
0%
BUST
F
2021
Jaycee Horn
Round 1 · South Carolina
#8
DB
52%
FAIR
C
2021
Terrace Marshall Jr.
Round 2 · LSU
#59
WR
38%
BUST
D
2021
Brady Christensen
Round 3 · BYU
#70
OL
49%
FAIR
C
2021
Tommy Tremble
Round 3 · Notre Dame
#83
TE
104%
FAIR
C
2020
Derrick Brown
Round 1 · Auburn
#7
DT
66%
FAIR
C
2020
Yetur Gross-Matos
Round 2 · Penn St.
#38
DE
38%
BUST
D
2020
Jeremy Chinn
Round 2 · Southern Illinois
#64
S
123%
FAIR
C
2019
Brian Burns
Round 1 · Florida St.
#16
DE
111%
FAIR
C
2019
Greg Little
Round 2 · Mississippi
#37
T
10%
BUST
F
2019
Will Grier
Round 3 · West Virginia
#100
QB
1%
BUST
F
2018
D.J. Moore
Round 1 · Maryland
#24
WR
133%
FAIR
B
2018
Donte Jackson
Round 2 · LSU
#55
CB
182%
HIT
B
2018
Rashaan Gaulden
Round 3 · Tennessee
#85
CB
16%
BUST
F
2017
Christian McCaffrey
Round 1 · Stanford
#8
RB
128%
FAIR
B
2017
Curtis Samuel
Round 2 · Ohio St.
#40
WR
113%
FAIR
C
2017
Taylor Moton
Round 2 · Western Michigan
#64
G
197%
HIT
B
2017
Daeshon Hall
Round 3 · Texas A&M
#77
DE
7%
BUST
F
2016
Vernon Butler
Round 1 · Louisiana Tech
#30
DT
47%
FAIR
C
2016
James Bradberry
Round 2 · Samford
#62
CB
196%
HIT
B
2016
Daryl Worley
Round 3 · West Virginia
#77
CB
139%
FAIR
B
2015
Shaq Thompson
Round 1 · Washington
#25
OLB
133%
FAIR
B
2015
Devin Funchess
Round 2 · Michigan
#41
WR
52%
FAIR
C
2014
Kelvin Benjamin
Round 1 · Florida St.
#28
WR
65%
FAIR
C
2014
Kony Ealy
Round 2 · Missouri
#60
DE
27%
BUST
D
2014
Trai Turner
Round 3 · LSU
#92
OL
360%
HIT
A
2013
Star Lotulelei
Round 1 · Utah
#14
DT
95%
FAIR
C
2013
Kawann Short
Round 2 · Purdue
#44
DT
129%
FAIR
B
2012
Luke Kuechly
Round 1 · Boston Col.
#9
LB
209%
HIT
A
2012
Amini Silatolu
Round 2 · Midwestern St.
#40
G
34%
BUST
D
2011
Cam Newton
Round 1 · Auburn
#1
QB
116%
FAIR
C
2011
Terrell McClain
Round 3 · South Florida
#65
DT
73%
FAIR
C
2011
Sione Fua
Round 3 · Stanford
#97
DT
49%
FAIR
C
2010
Jimmy Clausen
Round 2 · Notre Dame
#48
QB
23%
BUST
D
2010
Brandon LaFell
Round 3 · LSU
#78
WR
178%
HIT
B
2010
Armanti Edwards
Round 3 · Appalachian St.
#89
WR
24%
BUST
D
2009
Everette Brown
Round 2 · Florida St.
#43
DE
16%
BUST
F
2009
Sherrod Martin
Round 2 · Troy
#59
DB
69%
FAIR
C
2009
Corvey Irvin
Round 3 · Georgia
#93
DT
14%
BUST
F
2008
Jonathan Stewart
Round 1 · Oregon
#13
RB
80%
FAIR
C
2008
Jeff Otah
Round 1 · Pittsburgh
#19
T
28%
BUST
D
2008
Charles Godfrey
Round 3 · Iowa
#67
DB
128%
FAIR
B
2008
Dan Connor
Round 3 · Penn St.
#74
LB
70%
FAIR
C
2007
Jon Beason
Round 1 · Miami (FL)
#25
LB
120%
FAIR
C
2007
Dwayne Jarrett
Round 2 · USC
#45
WR
12%
BUST
F
2007
Ryan Kalil
Round 2 · USC
#59
C
306%
HIT
A
2007
Charles Johnson
Round 3 · Georgia
#83
DE
270%
HIT
A
2006
DeAngelo Williams
Round 1 · Memphis
#27
RB
118%
FAIR
C
2006
Richard Marshall
Round 2 · Fresno St.
#58
DB
102%
FAIR
C
2006
James Anderson
Round 3 · Virginia Tech
#88
LB
166%
HIT
B
2006
Rashad Butler
Round 3 · Miami (FL)
#89
T
30%
BUST
D
2005
Thomas Davis
Round 1 · Georgia
#14
LB
189%
HIT
B
2005
Eric Shelton
Round 2 · Louisville
#54
RB
4%
BUST
F
2005
Evan Mathis
Round 3 · Alabama
#79
G
262%
HIT
A
2005
Atiyyah Ellison
Round 3 · Missouri
#89
DT
9%
BUST
F
2004
Chris Gamble
Round 1 · Ohio St.
#28
DB
130%
FAIR
B
2004
Keary Colbert
Round 2 · USC
#62
WR
82%
FAIR
C
2004
Travelle Wharton
Round 3 · South Carolina
#94
T
260%
HIT
A
2003
Jordan Gross
Round 1 · Utah
#8
T
156%
HIT
B
2003
Bruce Nelson
Round 2 · Iowa
#50
G
6%
BUST
F
2003
Mike Seidman
Round 3 · UCLA
#76
TE
23%
BUST
D
2003
Ricky Manning
Round 3 · UCLA
#82
DB
71%
FAIR
C
2002
Julius Peppers
Round 1 · North Carolina
#2
DE
262%
HIT
A
2002
DeShaun Foster
Round 2 · UCLA
#34
RB
60%
FAIR
C
2002
Will Witherspoon
Round 3 · Georgia
#73
LB
247%
HIT
A
2001
Dan Morgan
Round 1 · Miami (FL)
#11
LB
62%
FAIR
C
2001
Kris Jenkins
Round 2 · Maryland
#44
DT
201%
HIT
A
2001
Steve Smith Sr.
Round 3 · Utah
#74
WR
494%
HIT
A
2000
Rashard Anderson
Round 1 · Jackson St.
#23
DB
20%
BUST
F
2000
Deon Grant
Round 2 · Tennessee
#57
DB
241%
HIT
A
2000
Leander Jordan
Round 3 · Indiana (PA)
#82
T
44%
FAIR
C
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Carolina Panthers draft history, graded

At DraftLedger's default 40% bust line, the Panthers grade C for their first-three-round picks from 2000 through 2025, ranking #11 of 32 teams. Of 81 picks, 22% were hits (at least 150% of what the slot usually produces) and 30% were busts. Move the bust line on the page above to see the ranking change.

Best picks for the slot: Julius Peppers, Steve Smith Sr., Luke Kuechly, Ryan Kalil. Biggest misses: Greg Little, Rashard Anderson, Jeff Otah, Dwayne Jarrett.

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