The Carolina Panthers began the 2021 draft with seven picks. After a plethora of trades engineered by GM Scott Fitterer the Panthers ended up with 11 players drafted this year and an additional fourth round pick next year. When a lot of draft day wheeling and dealing takes place it can be confusing to try to piece everything back together and truly understand how much value was either created or lost. In Carolina’s case it was how much value Fitterer unlocked with his strategically sound trades.
The Panthers entered the draft with these picks: 8, 39, 73, 113, 191, 193, 222.