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The Miami Dolphins have traded the 151st pick in the 2026 NFL Draft to the Carolina Panthers. The trade also included the 227th pick going to Carolina while the Dolphins received picks 158 and 200. Following the trade, Miami’s remaining picks are 158, 177, 180, 200, and 238. Miami has already made picks with the […]
With the 2026 NFL Draft weekend upon us, teams will introduce their latest rookie class to the league in hopes of having them become part of the next Super Bowl puzzle. The draft also means finalizing past trades that included future draft picks. A big one was the August 2025 trade that sent wide receiver […]
The Panthers landed a plug-and-play center in the fifth round of the 2026 draft with Sam Hect out of Kansas State. He lacks ideal length and weight for the position, but he makes up for it with flawless fundamentals. Here’s everything you need to know. Stats & Accolades What the Panthers are getting: Hecht is […]
With the 144th overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft the Carolina Panthers have selected center Sam Hecht from Kansas State. They acquired the pick from an earlier trade with the Chicago Bears. He joins an offensive line room that’s lacking a long-term answer at center and will likely immediately compete for the starting role […]
Oft-traded former first-round pick Kenny Pickett signed with the Carolina Panthers this offseason, but last offseason, he spent with the Cleveland Browns after being traded here. Fast forward to August, and he was shipped to the Las Vegas Raiders. How did the Raiders do in the deal? Let’s dive in. Original compensation for the Kenny […]
With the 129th overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft the Carolina Panthers have selected Will Lee III. Accolades Bottom line Lee provides a back-up option behind current starters Jaycee Horn and Mike Jackson. He fits the size profile the team has gravitated towards under defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero. Strengths Weaknesses How do you feel […]
The 2026 NFL Draft will award compensatory picks to teams that lost top free agents from last year’s class. That includes the Las Vegas Raiders, who saw Tre’von Moehrig sign a three-year, $51 million contract with the Carolina Panthers. How did the Raiders earn a compensatory pick for Tre’von Moehrig? The Las Vegas Raiders received […]
With their first pick on Day 3 of the 2026 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears have selected Malik Muhammad, a cornerback from the Texas Longhorns at 124 overall, after a trade up with the Carolina Panthers. The Bears sent picks 129 and 144 to Carolina for 124 and 166. Muhammad (6’, 189) has started 27 games the last […]
We’ve got our first draft trade, y’all! The Jacksonville Jaguars agreed to trade picks with the Carolina Panthers to move up to pick No. 119 in the 2026 NFL Draft. Jacksonville traded a fourth-rounder (No. 124) and a fifth-rounder (No. 166) to Carolina for a slightly higher fourth-rounder (No. 119) and a sixth-rounder (No. 196). […]
This trade isn’t quite as dynamic as the more famous trade Chicago made with Carolina, but the Bears did trade with the Panthers, allowing Carolina to shuffle down a second time after a move with the Las Vegas Raiders. They gave up #129 and #144 to get #124, receiving #166 in return. This was a […]
The Carolina Panthers once again are on the move, this time with the Chicago Bears. The Panthers have moved back to pick 129th overall pick To make up the difference, the Bears send pick 144 in exchange for the Panthers 166th overall pick. The Bears used the pick to select Malik Muhammad, defensive back out […]
The Carolina Panthers were on the clock, until they weren’t. They’ve made a trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars and have moved back to the 124th overall pick To make the trade the Jaguars send pick 166 in exchange for the Panthers pick in the 6th round. The Jaguars take Wesley Williams, EDGE from Duke. The […]
The Carolina Panthers left the second day of the 2026 NFL Draft with a mammoth of a defensive tackle/3-4 defensive end in Lee Hunter and a blazing fast wide receiver in Chris Brazzell. They also, to read the comments section, executed a questionable trade and then reached a bit for their third round selection. Let’s […]
After trading back, the Colts landed one of the cleaner linebacker fits in the draft with CJ Allen at pick No. 53. He is expected to step into Lou Anarumo’s defense next to Akeem Davis-Gaither and compete to replace the role Zaire Franklin held in the middle of the defense. Allen brings leadership, range, and […]
With the 83rd pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Carolina Panthers have selected Tennessee wide receiver Chris Brazzell II. Accolades Biletnikoff Award Semifinalist First Team All-SEC Third Team All-American Bottom Line Brazzell is exactly the type of deep speed receiver the Panthers offense has needed for a while. At 6’4″, 198 lbs, he ran […]
The Panthers selected a massive defensive tackle with a 6’9 wingspan at No. 51. Lee Hunter out of Texas Tech is heading to Carolina. Here’s what you need to know. Stats & Accolades What the Panthers are getting: Nicknamed “The Fridge” after his coach said “if the opponent wants to eat, they have to go […]
The Carolina Panthers have selected defensive tackle Lee Hunter out of Texas Tech with the 17th pick of the second round and 49th overall after trading up two spots. The Panthers traded with one of their recent trade partners to move up. They swapped the 51st pick with the 49th pick, and in return the […]
The Minnesota Vikings are, once again, on the board in the 2026 NFL Draft, and. . .they’ve decided they’d like to wait a little bit longer by making a trade. The trade is between the Vikings and the Carolina Panthers. The Vikings have sent the 49th overall pick and the 196th overall selection, which is […]
Fans of the Carolina Panthers are happy today after general manager Dan Morgan selected Georgia offensive tackle Monroe Freeling with the 19th overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft last night. Questions abound regarding the futures of both left tackle Ikem Ekwonu (ruptured patellar tendon) and right tackle Taylor Moton (going on 32). Freeling is […]
With the surprise selection of Georgia offensive tackle Monroe Freeling in the first round, most of the Panthers needs remain to be filled. The currently team has two picks today, 51 and 83. General manager Dan Morgan has proven in the past that he is absolutely willing to move around on the second day of […]
Day one of the 2026 NFL Draft is in the books. The Carolina Panthers came away with offensive tackle Monroe Freeling, who wasn’t particularly prominent on the radar of Panthers fans coming in. He plays a position that probably isn’t the most pressing need for the Panthers right now, but it’s hard to get too […]
There was some doubt whether Georgia would even have a player taken in the first round of tonight’s NFL Draft. Monroe Freeling erased that doubt when he went #19 overall to the Carolina Panthers. Freeling’s college career at Georgia was defined by both early responsibility and sustained consistency. Those two traits explain why he could […]
The Carolina Panthers have picked athletic superstar (work with me, here) Monroe Freeling with the 19th overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. Freeling is a one-year starter at left tackle for the University of Georgia and projects to be the Panthers 2027 starter at either left or right tackle depending on the statuses of […]
The Panthers selected Georgia tackle Monroe Freeling at No. 19, shoring up their o-line to protect Bryce Young. Here’s what you need to know. Stats & Accolades What the Panthers are getting: Freeling is a picturesque NFL tackle prospect with a rare combination of size, length, and athleticism. Georgia was able to utilize his skills […]
With the 19th pick in the 2026 NFL Draft the Carolina Panthers have selected Georgia tackle Monroe Freeling. He should be viewed as the long term replacement for Taylor Moton and an excellent depth piece on an offensive line unit that is almost always in flux. Accolades Bottom line Freeling has the size and versatility […]