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2026 NFL Draft

Discussion in 'Carolina Panthers' started by stirs, Dec 4, 2025.

  1. CoachMcFly

    CoachMcFly Full Access Member

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    Proctor is very athletic for his size, poor man's Tristan Wirfs...but with questionable character. Don't be surprised if he takes some lumps in the interview process... everything else, he'll look really good.
    He could play inside or out, IMO.
     
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    Dream scenario if Styles does not fall to 19.

    Jets move in ahead of Pittsburgh to get Ty Simpson

    We trade our first and third for the 33 and 44 pick in the 2nd round

    33 pick Cashius Howell/Zion Young Edge guys
    44 pick Tiernan/Ihenacher OT's
    51 pick Golday LB
     
  3. dig-it

    dig-it Property taxes are a damn scam...

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    Your dreams are a lot different than mine. Thinking of the draft normally puts me to sleep.
     
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    Thus the dream reference :)
     
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    If Styles does fall to us, he will be difficult to pass up. Right now though, I think he doesn't make it past Dallas.

    Kaydn Proctor makes the most sense to me. We need an Ickey replacement, and if Ickey gets back to 100% then in 2027 one of them is at Guard and the other at Tackle. In that scenario, Lewis will get cut, saving us $13 million in cap.

    I can see us going after Kenyon Sadiq, but won't be too excited about it. Same with a Wide Receiver.

    If we go edge it will likely be Cassius Howell, but he's a little smallish. It wouldn't surprise me if we trade up to get Bain if his short arms cause him to fall out of the top ten. Chad Reuter thinks that will happen in his latest mock. I've also seen Keldric Faulk mocked to us, but we won't take him because he lacks production, despite all the tools. He'll be Vernon Butler 2.0 somewhere else.

    Right now though, it looks like Sadiq or Proctor is the favorite pick for armchair GMs.
     
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    I only worry about Proctor because of his weight.

    some of these monsters eat themselves out of the league which scares me
     
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    dig-it Property taxes are a damn scam...

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    rightttt...
     
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    presidence99 This MARRIAGE?

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    Given his history brooks should not be relied on. If he comes back and we have a compliment great. Find another Dowdle anyways.
     
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    I can easily see a draft like this for us, and it would be a good one.

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    I don't do trades when I play with these simulators, but they're fun because you get an idea of who will be around when we pick. In this draft, I bet we would have traded up a few spots in the second to get Anthony Hill Jr., but Jake Golday would be a day one starter also. Genesis Smith is a true FS, and Sapp was the leader of the Florida defense--the kind of guy Morgan likes.
     

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