The 2024 NFL Draft is April 25-27 in Detroit. Here is the first-round order, per Tankathon.
If the Panthers had a time machine, they would undo last year’s trade with the Bears. In that deal, Carolina sent Chicago its first-round picks for 2023 and 2024 in exchange for last year’s draft’s No. 1 overall pick, which it used on quarterback Bryce Young.
Last season, Young ranked 31st in completion percentage (59.8%) and last in passer rating (73.7). Per Stathead, Young’s 11 touchdown passes were the fewest by any quarterback to start at least 16 games since David Carr in 2006.
Unfortunately for Carolina, this isn’t a science fiction novel. The Panthers must live with the consequences of that decision, ideally mitigating the damage done by it. But with only six draft picks, Carolina can’t afford any missed swings.
Here are three players for the Panthers to target when they make the first selection at the top of the second round.
2023 record: 2-15 | First-round pick: N/A | Team needs: WR, OL, TE
Potential second-round draft picks (No. 33 overall): Xavier Legette, WR, South Carolina; Ben Sinnott, TE, Kansas State; Jordan Morgan, OL, Arizona
Legette and Sinnott both wowed at the combine and could be huge boosts to the Panthers offense. Legette ran a 4.39 40-yard dash, which was no surprise to anyone who watched him turn this three-yard reception on a crossing route into a 76-yard touchdown against Mississippi State in 2023.
