A Big congratulations to Bryce Young who today end ends his contract with Carolina panthers why signing a new contract withÂ
A Big congratulations to Bryce Young who today end ends his contract with Carolina panthers why signing a new contract with
The Panthers used three of their first four picks on skill position players, selecting South Carolina wide receiver Xavier Legette in the first round and running back Jonathon Brooks and tight end JaâTavion Sanders from Texas in the second and fourth rounds in hopes of bolstering an offense that finished last in the league in scoring and yards.
Along the way, new Panthers general manager Dan Morgan used a series of trades â four in the first two days â to restock the teamâs draft capital.
Carolina entered this yearâs draft with no first-round pick after former GM Scott Fitterer traded away four picks last year to get Young, including what ended up being the No. 1 overall selection. Morgan managed to get one of those picks back â a second-rounder in 2025 â in one of the deals.
âI didnât come in saying weâve got to get that (second-round pick) back,â he said. âWhen it presented itself, we thought it was a really good opportunity. Hey, we can get that two back. I would say we felt good about that. … That kind of set us up for the future a little bit.â
âEvery team that I have been on, we used all of our running backs at different points because itâs just such a violent position,â Canales said. âWe look for those players who can handle that. But we are going to run the ball. Itâs going to be a non-negotiable for us. This gives us a real chance to add another good runner to the mix.â
Legette didnât exceed 18 catches in a season during his first four years at South Carolina. However, the 6-foot-2, 221-pound wideout emerged from the shadows this past season with 71 receptions for 1,255 yards and seven touchdowns, going from relative unknown to first-round draft pick.
The Panthers also selected Kentucky linebacker Trevin Wallace in the third round, Washington State cornerback Chau Smith-Wade in the fifth, Mississippi State defensive tackle Jaden Crumedy in the sixth and Michigan linebacker Michael Barrett in the seventh.
