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With three of those guys in our range of #19, it should be. I still don't think so. It's WR or OT. Miller is a RT and that's not the OT we immediately need.

I think this may be the year...

Would love it if McCoy or Thieneman drop to 19. I think Mesidor could be a surprise pick for us also at 19 if his medicals check out. But yeah, I think OT is probably the most likely pick at 19.

The Panthers are interested in receiver at 19, but I’ve been told Lemon, if available, isn’t as high on our board as the others. #Panthers https://x.com/bthatespanthers/status/2046307623327379559?s=46&t=xeIgh_-Vr2aKxBkBJdfnKA

Hopefully that means the Giants draft a WR/TE and an edge or LB move down. Not sure it impacts the draft that much though

I have to disagree on most of what you said. His route tree is his biggest weakness. The only routes I would say he looked great on were seams, screens, and slants. His curls were ok while the routes that require sharp cuts (dig, out, corner) were poorly ran by him. Granted, route trees are something that can be developed by NFL teams, it just might take a while for Sadiq. His blocking I am not sure on. He blocked corners/safeties/hybrid coverage LBs pretty well from the slot. I haven't seen if he can block/chip in the box LBs or down linemen and we have no tape of if he can do it at the y-tight end spot. He is a willing blocker which is good. He should be explosive after the catch, but it for whatever reason hasn't shown up on tape. This is probably one of the most baffling things for me watching his tape after his crazy good combine - the dude should be a YAC machine, but it just isn't there on his tape. Not saying this article is article of the year or anything, but it gave pretty good insight into Sadiq's YRR and YAC last season. https://www.nbcsports.com/fantasy/football/news/should-te-kenyon-sadiq-be-a-first-round-pick-with-these-red-flags-in-his-nfl-draft-profile

Happy Logan Dankoven Day!!! Time to smoke some OG Ottawa Kush!

Here is Shefter's take: (Panthers at 28:40)

I'm just worried the only scenario where Rodriguez is a Panther is us finding a trade down partner in the 1st. Seems he's getting 1st round buzz now, and worst case would be the typical pick 33 or 34 guy on Day 2 which will probably be too rich for our trade up blood.

Not when he'll be damaged goods by then. Maybe lop off a first for it.

Mirror the Goff/Stafford trade...Bryce, two 1sts, filler. Burrow 2027, make it happen.

I wouldn't hate trading down if the price is right...

Kleven and Zub are out. Jensen was already on IR. All 3 are D-men. This is who they called up:

The Browns, lol. This got me thinking though, if they pass on proctor at #6 (likely) and he's still on the board at #19, we trade back with them. The reason? The team most people have Lomu married to just re-signed their LT, Williams with the 49ers. If both guys are there and the team feels #19 is a little rich for Lomu, trade back to #24, The Browns get their tackle and we get ours, oh, and some draft capital to boot.

This tells me that they are going all in the next 2 years for a SB and if that fails they will be moving all their stars

Here's a different spin from ESPN's Jordan Reid's final mock: (thank goodness) https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2026/story/_/id/48480079/2026-nfl-mock-draft-seven-rounds-257-picks-predictions-jordan-reid-fits

The KC talk reminds me of the Walker smokescreen last year

I would love to trade back with the 159th pick. Having back to back picks gives that luxury. When mocking, I really need 9 picks to give me the sense of hitting all the need areas. While I doubt we pick up two extra picks, at least one more will help.

This was a really dumb trade by the Bengals. Lawrence is knocking the door of 30 and is coming off of a very down year. When you're closing in on 30 it's fair to wonder if it was a down year or are the wheels falling off? Huge explosive guys often age like dairy products (Kris Jenkins comes to mind). Meanwhile, their OL is still a disaster and Burrow is getting the hell beat out of him every year and is already starting to openly talk about potentially retiring. Given their massive investment in him and WRs, I would've gone all in on OL this offseason. They had a decent chance to have their pick of the OL litter with that pick. If he's not washed, Lawrence should help their anemic defense, but it won't help their superstar QB from rising off into the sunset because he's tired of getting beat to hell every Sunday and that would've been my priority.

This is my thought too. Even Canales' receivers are expected to block well.

PFF: Chau Smith-Wade is a cornerback for the Carolina Panthers who earned a 57.0 overall PFF defensive grade in the 2025 season, 79th among 114 qualified cornerbacks. His PFF coverage grade of 57.2 ranked 79th among 114 qualified cornerbacks. His run-defense grade of 55.4 ranked 77th at the position. He recorded 1 interceptions on the season. Smith-Wade broke up 1 passes in coverage. He allowed a 98.8 passer rating when targeted by opposing quarterbacks. He surrendered 41 receptions in coverage. He also contributed 50 solo tackles in run support and open-field situations. (Damn! 50 SOLO? MHS: This is a weakness. As you imply, 45, he may be better as a Swiss Army DB than a nickel.

The run heavy team proves my point. It's all about opportunities in which both players had limited college opportunities due to their offenses they were in. Both had 50ish catches that final year with similar numbers. Both McCarthy and Moore had/have issues with the deep ball in college. The point of Sadiq also being a good blocker is Oregon using him for that role as well. Not just a jumbo WR which limited his receptions as well as the Oregon offense focusing on spreading the ball. He is a solid prospect, probably not one we need to draft but still a good one. We also are not locked in on the players were brought in. Having a later pick kind of throws that out the window to a degree. We visited these players at pro days, individual workouts, combine etc as well.

The only way I see that NOT happening is if they do not draft a WR in round 1 and one falls--but the second round LBs a month ago seem to have been rising. I think Morgan will go after Rodriguez in some way--and take Hill if he fails--and settle for Golday.

This why CB is in play, his versatility and while a utility knife, can be upgraded. Doing a lot of things decently and doing one thing really well are completely different.

I have head several sources say it--it could be one person says it and everyone repeats it. I think S-W played S at some point before turning pro and someone commented on it. I heard someone on TV (I only watch NFL Network and some ESPN, so there's that) THis is what AI reports: The Charlotte Observer mentioned that Carolina Panthers cornerback Chau Smith-Wade is a candidate to move to safety. The Charlotte Observer reported on March 13, 2026, that with the Panthers looking to upgrade their safety position, there is "potential for nickel corner Chau Smith-Wade to move back there, as well". CatCrave (FanSided) also noted in July 2025 that Smith-Wade's ability to play corner, nickel, and safety makes him valuable, as his versatility allows for movement across the secondary. While primarily playing nickel corner, teammates and coaches noted his intelligence and ability to make calls for the safeties during 2025 OTAs, making a transition a possibility.