Whatever you may feel about Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young, he needs more help. Whether that's a failing of his that he can't elevate a bare-bones roster is one thing, but it is clear that the team needs more on offense.
With the NFL Draft coming up in just over a week, the Carolina Panthers are under significant pressure to nail this draft, keep their chances of winning the NFC South, and see how they can contend in the NFC overall.
The script has flipped on what NFL Draft experts expect the Carolina Panthers to do with the 19th overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft with eight days to go until the first-round kicks off.
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Draft fallers can sometimes be gifts to those picking later in the draft, which the Carolina Panthers are. At 19, they can't reasonably expect the best prospect at any position, except maybe tight end, to be available unless they fall.
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.
Bryce Young still needs help. The Carolina Panthers have tried and largely failed to set him up with an elite surrounding of offensive talent. Tetairoa McMillan and Jalen Coker are good, but the rest of the offense is decent at best.
The 2026 NFL draft is a mere eight days away. The mocks continue to flood the internet on a daily basis. So what will the reigning NFC South champion Carolina Panthers do on April 23 at Pittsburgh?
The first round is where NFL players get all the love, and we recently covered some of the best first-rounders in Carolina Panthers history. Cam Newton, Luke Kuechly, and Julius Peppers were excellent, to name a few.
The Carolina Panthers were one of the pleasant surprises of the 2025 NFL season, as Carolina emerged as champions of the NFC South despite coming into the season with little expectations.
The Carolina Panthers and Atlanta Falcons have their starting quarterbacks on the roster, but they are still exploring the group ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft.
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.
President of football operations and general manager Dan Morgan expects the Panthers to pick up the fifth-year option on quarterback Bryce Young before the deadline next month.
Look up any Carolina Panthers mock draft and there's a good chance that it projects Kenyon Sadiq to the team at 19th overall. The logic is sound. He's the best tight end by far, and the Panthers have had a gaping hole there for years.
You can never have too many edge rushers. At least, that's how Carolina Panthers GM Dan Morgan, as well as others across the NFL, feels about it. This implies that, despite signing Jaelan Phillips, another edge will join the roster in the draft.
It certainly seems like the Carolina Panthers are going to spend an early pick on a pass-catcher. What if they spent two? CBS Sports analyst Mike Renner's mock draft suggests they will.
The Carolina Panthers haven’t been shy about revealing their intentions in the first-round of the 2026 NFL Draft and a run at other positions could allow the team to move back and still accomplish their goal.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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