The 2021 NFL draft is being held Thursday through Saturday and every Carolina Panthers draft pick has been analyzed here. After last season's virtual draft, Cleveland is played host to the festivities this year with a handful of potential draft picks present and socially distanced because of COVID-19. Here's a pick-by-pick look at how each player Carolina has selected will fit. Round 1, No. 8 overall: Jaycee Horn, CB, South Carolina My take: The Panthers are so confident in quarterback Sam Darnold and believe they are so close to becoming a contender this season that they selected a player who could make the biggest impact on the roster, since Florida tight end Kyle Pitts and Oregon left tackle Penei Sewell were already gone. Carolina passed on quarterbacks Justin Fields and Mac Jones for a press corner, which was a huge missing piece last season. With injury-plagued Donte Jackson entering the final year of his rookie deal, look for Horn to step right in as a starter opposite Jackson. Horn is much bigger than Jackson at 6-1 and 205 pounds and has a long wingspan, which the coaching staff wanted since they face so many big receivers in the NFC South. He was just too good to pass up.