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Carolina Panthers trade up to select Texas A&M's Daeshon Hall with No. 77 overall pick in third round

Myles Garrett was the talk of the draft heading into Thursday. His collegiate counterpart, Daeshon Hall, was certainly sought after as well.

The Carolina Panthers happily selected A&M's No. 2, as they drafted Hall with the No. 77 overall pick in the third round after trading up for Arizona's pick. Here are three quick thoughts about the selection.

Daeshon Hall should be Carolina's next franchise pass rusher

By the time the 2017 season kicks off, Carolina's two starting defensive ends will be 31 and 37 in age. While Charles Johnson and Julius Peppers are a quality duo, it was time for the Panthers to search for their new franchise pass rusher.