In the NFL, it’s a well-known reality that defensive success is about 60/40 when it comes to players and scheme. While a good scheme puts players in position, they still have to make plays.
When the Carolina Panthers pick someone with the 19th pick this month, they'll be entering a pretty elite class of Panthers' first-round picks. There have certainly been busts (Vernon Butler, anyone), but the Panthers have actually done a generally good job in round one.
The Carolina Panthers are coming off their best season in years, and fans have every reason to scourge the web for a mock draft that would help the team take the next step in 2026.
The Carolina Panthers adopted an incredibly aggressive approach in free agency for a couple of reasons. Conservativism cost them with Milton Williams last year, for one thing.
The AP has awarded its Defensive Player of the Year Award to the NFL's most outstanding defender since 1971. How many of the NFL DPOYs can you name in six minutes?
Now just 10 days away, the NFL Draft looms large over every team in the NFL, and certainly over the Carolina Panthers, who have some added pressure to nail this draft with how aggressive they were in free agency.
Teams are finalizing their Big Boards with much of NFL free agency in the rearview mirror. There's a look at the least first-round mock draft as of April 8, 2026.
The Carolina Panthers are hunting to add another top weapon for QB Bryce Young in the 2026 NFL Draft and will have to wait out the board before striking on their top option with the 19th overall pick in the first-round.
With Rico Dowdle set to leave in free agency and an offense that relied on him and other running backs so heavily, the Carolina Panthers seemed like a logical landing spot for some good free-agent running backs.
The Carolina Panthers have been linked to a ton of prospects during the pre-draft process. This is standard fare, but it does make it a little difficult to parse through which ones are actually on the team's draft board.
For the first time since 2015, the Carolina Panthers won the NFC South. They went 8-9, losing immediately to the Los Angeles Rams 34-31 in the Wild Card round at home.
Reviewing mock drafts, projections, and player fit analyses, the Carolina Panthers have been linked to a first-round prospect in nearly every position except quarterback.
One year after allowing the most total yards, rushing yards, touchdown passes, and points in the league, the Carolina Panthers took a step in the right direction on the defensive side of the football in 2025.
NFL prospects from major programs get most of the attention, but there are numerous examples of players drafted from small schools who have become difference-makers.
The Carolina Panthers currently have seven picks to make in the first six rounds of the NFL draft. With those seven picks, we can expect them to be spent on a few different positions: safety, wide receiver, tight end, offensive line, and linebacker.
Matt Verderame’s recently-released first-round mock draft features 32 trades for 32 NFL clubs. One of the proposed deals has the Eagles moving up from the 23rd spot in the first round to No.
With the NFL Draft looming, it brings fans back to past drafts, to some of the great draft moments in their franchise’s history, whether it was a No. 1 pick QB, a stud wide receiver, or a massive trade that worked out for the better.
Even though the Carolina Panthers were aggressive, they didn’t find everything in free agency. But they have plenty of options as they head into the draft.
The 2026 NFL draft is now Dan Marino days away. All 32 teams are busy preparing for the three-day event, which takes place in Pittsburgh. The Carolina Panthers have seven selections this year.
Carolina Panthers fans may remember when Indianapolis Colts cornerback Kenny Moore II made life hard for then-rookie quarterback Bryce Young. He threw three interceptions in a double-digit loss, and Moore had two of them.
For the 2026 NFL season, the Carolina Panthers are making a quiet but important shift. Unlocking the Panthers’ offense in 2026 will be one of the Carolina Panthers’ biggest priorities this season, as Head Coach Dave Canales is handing over play-calling duties to offensive coordinator Brad Idzik.
The Carolina Panthers have set themselves up to go any number of ways in the first round of the NFL draft. They are honing in on a pass-catcher, it seems, but most other positions would not be a surprise since they're still not overfull on talent.
The Carolina Panthers are honing in on pass-catchers in the NFL draft. They've met with a ton of different options, spending a chunk of their allowed top-30 visits to meet with the various offensive prospects.
The Panthers have used their last two first-round picks on the wide receiver position. While it seems unlikely that they’d go that route again, the team is at least keeping an open mind as the draft quickly approaches.
The Carolina Panthers are approaching the 2026 NFL Draft with a clearer understanding of a surprising need that could influence their selections. As evaluations continue, three potential targets have emerged as logical fits to address that area and strengthen the roster.
Despite missing last season with a torn ACL, Tennesee’s Jermod McCoy may be one of the two best cornerbacks in this year’s draft class. Two weeks away from the draft, McCoy is on Carolina’s radar.
Per Matt Verderame of Sports Illustrated, NFL coaches were given an opportunity to speak out against the expected expansion of the regular season. Some instead went in a different direction.
Rasheed Walker has to be breathing a sigh of relief.
The Panthers will soon have to make a decision on Young's future in Carolina.
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