Apr 27, 2024, 12:36 ET
The Texas tight end was the first player selected in the fourth round of the draft.
The Carolina Panthers They opened on the last day of selections 2024 NFL Draft choosing the tight end of the University of Texas, Ja’Tavion Sanderswith the No. 1 pick of the fourth round, No. 101 overall.
The Panthers They had, in principle, the first pick in each of the seven rounds of this year’s draft, by virtue of having been left with the worst record of last season, a 2-15. However, thanks to the team swaps, Carolina He did not choose in the first round of any of the first three rounds in 2024.
The first turn of the first round went to the Chicago Bearsafter the Panthers They paid it as part of a trade last year for the right to move up to the No. 1 overall spot. Draft 2023 to choose the quarterback Bryce Young.
At the end of the first round, the Panthers They climbed one spot, from No. 33 overall — first in the second round — to No. 32 — last in the first round — to select the wide receiver Xavier Legette of South Carolinaafter exchanging positions with the Buffalo Billswho had previously acquired that turn from the Kansas City Chiefsreigning champions of the superbowl.
In the third round, the Panthers they sold the first shift, No. 65 overall, to the New York Jetswho invested him in the wide receiver Malachi Corley of Western Kentucky.
From the third round and until the sixth, teams have five minutes to make their selections. For the seventh and final round of the draft, teams only have four minutes. Each club in the NFL He had 10 minutes for his first-round turns, and seven minutes for his seventh-round turns.
The last turn of the seventh round of the 2024 NFL Draft He will be No. 257 overall.
