NFL.com mock draft: Panthers trade up for Reuben Bain

[OldhamA]

13 hours ago, SOJA said:

fair I still wouldn't trade up for him 

Depends what you want. It's an expensive trade (although not a crippling one). It's whether you think he's a game wrecker or not.

I know he was in College - he was sensational for 3 years (and actually hurt himself by refusing to come out of games) - and I think he will be in the NFL.

Evero employs soft zone schemes with big CBs - so you don't need to spend high Draft picks on CBs. We need a LB and a S, but they're no longer a premium position in the NFL i.e. not first round picks.

So I could get down with improving the DLine.

[csx]

39 minutes ago, OldhamA said:

Depends what you want. It's an expensive trade (although not a crippling one). It's whether you think he's a game wrecker or not.

I know he was in College - he was sensational for 3 years (and actually hurt himself by refusing to come out of games) - and I think he will be in the NFL.

Evero employs soft zone schemes with big CBs - so you don't need to spend high Draft picks on CBs. We need a LB and a S, but they're no longer a premium position in the NFL i.e. not first round picks.

So I could get down with improving the DLine.

A middle linebacker 2 safety, and a weekside linebacker just got first, second,  fourth, snd fifth in defense rookie of the year voting. 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by csx

[mav1234]

On 2/9/2026 at 8:32 PM, Joe Bear said:

I generally hate the idea of ever trading up in the first 2-3 rounds. 

I don't mind small moves to secure a player generally but overall I agree with you. Just not worth the cost usually unless youre hitting on a HoF and the draft is basically too much of a crap shoot for thet.

[djp14]

The only thing more pointless than mock drafts are mock drafts with imaginary trades.