Pro Football Focus: One 2026 free agent that every NFL team can’t afford to lose

[TheSpecialJuan]

Carolina Panthers: IOL Austin Corbett

The Panthers are on an upward trajectory after winning the NFC South in only Dave Canales’ second season. Another silver lining is that most of the team’s core should be back in 2026, with few significant free agents. At the same time, retaining Corbett could be shrewd.

Corbett produced a 65.4 PFF overall grade in 2025, playing 689 snaps between center, right guard and left guard. He particularly shined up the middle: In the six games in which he exclusively played center, Corbett commanded a 73.7 PFF overall grade with a 77.9 PFF run-blocking grade.

The Panthers possess a top-notch guard tandem in Damien Lewis and Robert Hunt, but the versatile Corbett is still depth that Carolina has consistently relied upon.

[TheSpecialJuan]

https://www.pff.com/news/one-2026-free-agent-that-every-nfl-team-cant-afford-to-lose

[sonburst4]

Cade Mays for me.

[Castavar]

Yosh Nijman 

[strato]

8 minutes ago, Castavar said:

Yosh Nijman 

He is UFA? I would probably list him over Corbett.

 I was gonna say we don’t have one though. We can get along without all of them. Nijman gives us some contunuity.  

[PootieNunu]

Yea we can ill afford to NOT resign Corbett and have him sit on IR all season. 

Im sure we can find average guard depth if he manages to get away.....

Edited 4 hours ago by PootieNunu

[SmokinwithWilly]

We can't afford to put him on IR again 2 games into the season that's for damn sure. 

[Jon Snow]

I'm indifferent to it. I would rather they draft a guard over paying him a bunch of money to get his ass handed to him by better defenses.

[Navy_football]

59 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

I'm indifferent to it. I would rather they draft a guard over paying him a bunch of money to get his ass handed to him by better defenses.

Agree. Rather see a young guy get his tail handed to him than an old vet. At least there's hope with the youngster. 

[Admiral Ackbar]

Mays, Christensen and Nijman in that order are more improtant that Corbett.

Edited 2 hours ago by Admiral Ackbar
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[GoobyPls]

Corbett is the most replaceable FA

[Donald LaFell]

2 hours ago, Jon Snow said:

I'm indifferent to it. I would rather they draft a guard over paying him a bunch of money to get his ass handed to him by better defenses.

Plus all those high and side snaps 

[Move the Panthers to Raleigh]

I’d be happy if he walked actually 

[RevJ]

53 minutes ago, GoobyPls said:

Corbett is the most replaceable FA

Paging Nick Scott . . .