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A lot of people in the community seem to think Carolina will go pure BPA at 19, but I don’t really see it that way. I do think this front office has put itself in a good position after free agency. They’ve been aggressive, they’ve improved the roster, and they’ve taken away the pressure of having to force one specific position. That part is true. But that still doesn’t mean this will be a true best player available approach. There are still spots on this roster that clearly need more help than others, and I think those positions will naturally narrow the board. The good news is that because the team improved multiple areas, they now have enough flexibility that their pick can still look like BPA. It just won’t be BPA in the purest sense. It’ll be more like BPA within a cluster of positions still in play. With pick 19, the odds are pretty high that a player at one of those positions will match both value and need. Here’s how I see the roster right now. Offense QB — Bryce Young X RB — Chuba Hubbard X Chuba is productive, Jonathon Brooks should return from injury, and Trevor Etienne gives them another option. Running back is not a draft priority. WR — Tetairoa McMillan X WR — Jalen Coker X WR — Xavier Legette In play He’s still young and worth developing, so I wouldn’t call this a major need. But if a high-end receiver unexpectedly falls, we could absolutely pull the trigger. TE — Ja’Tavion Sanders Very much in play We don’t really have a true TE1. We haven’t had one since Greg Olsen. Kenyon Sadiq would make a lot of sense if the board falls that way. LT — Rasheed Walker X Between Ekwonu and Rasheed Walker, tackle doesn’t feel like something they’d attack early. LG — Damien Lewis X C — Luke Fortner X Not a priority compared to other needs. RG — Robert Hunt X RT — Taylor Moton X Defense LDE — Derrick Brown X NT — Bobby Brown III In play He’s a nose tackle who doesn’t particularly stop the run that well. An upgrade could definitely be in play within the first 2–3 rounds. RDE — Tershawn Wharton In play He struggled last season. On a Super Bowl contender, he would ideally be more of a rotational piece. Defensive interior overall still feels like a unit that could be improved. Our #2 DI last season was A’Shawn Robinson by a mile, and we lost him. WLB — Nic Scourton X LILB — Devin Lloyd X RILB — Trevin Wallace In play Wallace has flaws in his game. Slightly below-average LB right now, but he could still develop into a solid depth piece. I wouldn’t rule out linebacker within the first two rounds. In the first round though, the only realistic option without reaching would be Sonny Styles if he somehow falls to the 10–13 range and we trade up. CJ Allen and Anthony Hill Jr. should not be considered at 19. SLB — Jaelan Phillips X LCB — Mike Jackson X Mike Jack should now be viewed as a pillar of this defense. SS — Tre’von Moehrig X FS — Lathan Ransom Very much in play Free safety is one of the most realistic upgrade spots on the roster. Lathan Ransom profiles more like a strong safety than a true free safety. RCB — Jaycee Horn X NB — Chau Smith-Wade In play Nickel could definitely be addressed early. Adding a true difference-maker in the slot (or another CB and moving Jaycee inside more often) would make this secondary much stronger. Final Take — TLDR This is why I don’t think Carolina will follow a true BPA approach. They’ve improved enough in free agency that they aren’t forced into one desperate need anymore, which is exactly where you want to be going into the draft. But the roster still has a few spots that clearly stand out more than others. Because of that, I think the Panthers will draft using a multi-position BPA approach, not a full-roster BPA board. Most realistic early targets in my opinion Tight end Defensive interior Free safety Linebacker Nickel corner with wide receiver as the possible wildcard if someone unexpectedly falls. At pick 19, that’s exactly the type of situation where value and need are most likely to meet. Realistic Picks at 19 Kenyon Sadiq Caleb Banks / Peter Woods Dillon Thieneman Sonny Styles (via trade up if he falls) Jermod McCoy / Avieon Terrel Jordyn Tyson

Looks like Wemby is OUT today. Same with Dylan Harper. Also looks like both Coby and Kalk will play today. We NEED to win this one.

We won't know much about Icky's recovery until around January, and then he has a very slim chance of being 100%. I wonder why we only signed Walker for a year? Even if Icky someone gets back to NFL starter level in 2027, we still need another tackle on this roster.

He's not the best TE in this draft.

Best case scenario Walker re-signs by the time Icky's healthy and we can try Icky as Moton's replacement on the right as a road grader. You want the better pass blocker on the blind side and the better run blocker creating lanes on the right.

I don't think anyone who's sees our predicament would call this signing underrated

hes cookin'

Literally every Tampa game since the Olympic break has featured multiple fights. Maybe Deslaureais gets on the ice tonight? Regardless, have to attend a black-tie fundraiser tonight and will miss the game. Don't expect them to win, but if I'm wrong I'll watch the replay tomorrow.

I'm sure it's just a technicality, but we haven't re-signed our punter yet.

I can see us taking D-linemen to pair next to DB Turk Wharton and his huge contract aint it

Better pass blocker, worse run blocker.

I mean its probably the third round but yea

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After all of these outstanding additions and signings and even feeling the left tackle hole I think BPA within range not necessarily guarant to be to be there would be Kenyon Sadiq he fits the need he fits the dog that the Panthers love He's a freak he just looks so much like what we need infused in our offense. I don't care that he's not a traditional tidying in the same vein as Warren or the guys from last year he blocks well enough he has probably the best 40 of any tight end ever He's 6'4 240 40-in vertical hands He's got just alpha energy all about him I think this makes too much sense to not happen The only reason I could see her not happening if it's somebody takes him before us Great job Dan get this done and I have not one single complaint.

Packers are "team to monitor" for possible Anthony Richardson trade, per @HolderStephen. https://x.com/underdognfl/status/2032843090545791206?s=46

#Panthers Akaleb Evans one year, $1.402M, salary $1.215m, $187,500 signing bonsu, $598,800 fully gtd

#Panthers Kenny Pickett: one year, $4M, $4M fully gtd, $2.76M signing bonus, salary $1.215M

Bryce Young is still here because of what we invested to select him. Anyone pretending otherwise is living in a fantasy world.

If this statement was true, he wouldn't be here.

The Metro is one thing. I'd rather see them take the Eastern. I mean, if you're going to flame out in the second round anyway, may as well go in with the best title possible?

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I think Thieneman is becoming my top guy for us. We really need someone like that at FS to round out our defense. There are some stud DTs that will be available when we pick. I could definitely see that. I also would not be surprised at all if we WR for the 3rd year in a row. Someone like Omar Cooper Jr. who is known for YAC and being a tough physical receiver. I know they are trying to give Bryce everything they can to help them decide if they want to extend him or not. Sadiq would be a beautiful luxury pick. I don’t think he makes it to us.

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