Draft Week Rumors, Leaks and Media Draftniks Final Mocks

[strato]

18 minutes ago, 45catfan said:

I guess it's so we don't have to force a UDFA QB to be in serious consideration for QB3.  QB4 will be just a camp arm and maybe a stash on the PS if he looks half way decent.

They will not bring in competition for Bryce if you haven't figured that out by now.  He's either going to sink or swim.  The next QB with a legit arm on this team will be when we move on from Bryce.  I think this is the ramifications from the Darnold/Mayfield debacle. 

Man oh man talk about getting it wrong coming And going. Have two viable arms and don’t stay the course so you draft a noodle arm that stands on his tippy toes to see, they make us go the full 5 years waiting for him to pan out.  
 

Edited Tuesday at 11:16 PM by strato

[Stuart Smith]

On 4/20/2026 at 12:56 PM, MHS831 said:

What kind of washing machine?  

Speed Queen I’m in. 

Edited Tuesday at 11:24 PM by Stuart Smith

[LinvilleGorge]

2 hours ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Brendan Donahue, the #2 most accurate mock drafter over the past five NFL seasonsaccording to The Huddle Report, gives you his 2026 NFL Mock Draft
 

https://www.sharpfootballanalysis.com/analysis/2026-nfl-mock-draft-first-round-all-32-teams-brendan-donahue/

Three straight first round WRs is straight up Matt Millen poo. Considering the draft capital we have tied up on Bryce after that trade we would basically have spent damn near all of our draft capital in recent years on QB and WR just to put one of the most anemic passing offenses in the league on the field. Clown show poo.

[Panther53521]

After watching Dan for 3 yrs now, I think I understand his plan. It’s a simple plan that should work for the long run.  
 

I saw some of this last yr. Dan wants a vet and a young player at each position. I really think we go OT if one they like there. Moton is aging, Icky will not be back until 27, if ever. We need to get ahead of the tackle problem 

[45catfan]

1 hour ago, Panther53521 said:

After watching Dan for 3 yrs now, I think I understand his plan. It’s a simple plan that should work for the long run.  
 

I saw some of this last yr. Dan wants a vet and a young player at each position. I really think we go OT if one they like there. Moton is aging, Icky will not be back until 27, if ever. We need to get ahead of the tackle problem 

^This man gets it.  I know OT is not sexy like Edge, WR or even CB, but if a team is deficient at tackle bad things happen.

This is our tackle situation:

- Out for the year...at least

-JAG FA swing tackle just for the season

-Aging, ailing  RT with only two years left

-One-year 'meh' rent-a-tackle in hopes Ickey can come back in '27

That's it fellas.  That's what we are working with.  It would be damn near dereliction of duty for Dan to go into camp like this.

[45catfan]

Media types favorite player in the draft.  A couple guys linked to us mentioned.

 

[strato]

23 minutes ago, 45catfan said:

^This man gets it.  I know OT is not sexy like Edge, WR or even CB, but if a team is deficient at tackle bad things happen.

This is our tackle situation:

- Out for the year...at least

-JAG FA swing tackle just for the season

-Aging, ailing  RT with only two years left

-One-year 'meh' rent-a-tackle in hopes Ickey can come back in '27

That's it fellas.  That's what we are working with.  It would be damn near dereliction of duty for Dan to go into camp like this.

Morgan did a great job getting Walker. First off, credit. 
 

Tackle is the most obvious and critical position to address and it became so the minute Icky went down. 

 

WRs are nice safeties and corners are nice but the oline is the heart of he offense and you look at the track record of the guy we have running it, he can not operate without soldi protection and a stout running game.We have a lot of people out there who just do not get it. Sorry to have to say it they will be insulted. But this is just one of those things that left insufficiently addressed will ruin a season and with this QB and the breaks people give him, maybe many more seasons if they excuse their way into extending him by saying well the OL was the problem  

  

[TheSpecialJuan]

9 minutes ago, 45catfan said:

Media types favorite player in the draft.  A couple guys linked to us mentioned.

 

Stupid lol 

[Butterflyj30]

I just saw the Bryce Interview today on NFL Network The Insiders it makes me happy and proud to see him on National TV 

[45catfan]

15 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Stupid lol 

Several of them like Concepcion and Rodriguez.  

[firefox1234]

 

[PanthersNCSU]

^I want that, but Rodriguez over KC. Don't hate KC as much at that spot, but rather take a WR with the pick we gain in that trade than in the 1st. 

[PanthersNCSU]

Also, I think Schrager has a pretty good feel on the Panthers as far as national guys go. 

Wouldn't surprise me if plan number one is Thieneman. McShay echoed it recently on one of his pod appereances where teams/players he felt most confident in, the 2nd one out of his mouth was Thieneman to the Panthers.

If he's gone, trade down is our next favorite option IMO since we may like guys like Rodriguez and KC more than others in the supposed 19 range. 

[firefox1234]