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Dave Canales has given us a clue about what position the Panthers will draft

We still have a few weeks until the 2026 NFL Draft, so we’re biding our time running through simulations and imagining what players the Carolina Panthers are going to come away with in the last weekend of April. The Panthers are usually pretty transparent with their draft philosophies, so it’s rare they blindside us with […]

Carolina Panthers 2026 NFL Draft Prospect Profile: Makai Lemon

Now that free agency has officially started, we can look ahead toward the 2026 NFL Draft with renewed focus. This weekly series will take a closer look at some of the prospects the Carolina Panthers could select in the 2026 iteration of the Draft. In this series, we’ll only be looking at prospects the Panthers […]

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Ask Brian: Another week down until the NFL Draft

Hello CSR! Welcome to Ask Brian, your weekly Carolina Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! We’re another week closer to the NFL Draft, and I’m sure for many of you the wait feels TOO long, just like it does every year. The Panthers got us excited about their draft prospects with a bang up job in […]

Panthers Reacts Survey: Turning our attention to the draft

With the bulk of free agency behind us, it’s time to turn our roster-building attentions to the 2026 NFL Draft. The Carolina Panthers first pick in the draft will be the 19th overall pick. Picking that late in the first round with their own pick is a novel experience for most Panthers fans. As a […]

Reacts Results: High grades for Dan Morgan’s 2026 Free Agency class

The Carolina Panthers have been retooling, rebuilding, or just plain stagnating for what feels like the past decade. 2026 marks the first year since 2018 when they have been entering a season fresh off of a playoff appearance and without a lameduck head coach or general manager. What do they have to show for that […]

The Scratching Post: 3/30-4/3

Greetings, internet users. Welcome to The Scratching Post and the new year. Feel free to use this thread to chat about (almost) anything you want: video games, food, movies, non-football sports, you name it. As long as it’s allowed by the site’s ToS, it’s fair game here. You know the drill. This is now an […]

CSR Weekend Warriors: 3/27-3/29

Greetings, Panthers fans. Welcome to the weekend. Feel free to use this thread to chat about (almost) anything you want: video games, food, movies, non-football sports, you name it. As long as it’s allowed by the site’s ToS, it’s fair game here. You know the drill. This is now an open thread

Brian Answers: Deep diving into the Panthers draft strategy

Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Answers, part two of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! We’re all locked in on the NFL Draft which is less than a month away. Let’s dive into all your questions from this week! @WTMealey: Who are players that are likely to be sniped from us in picks 12-18 […]

Carolina Panthers first round mock draft round-up

We’re less than a month away from the 2026 NFL Draft. The Carolina Panthers are in somewhat unfamiliar territory picking in the second half of the first round, so it’s a different kind of crop of players that we’re seeing in the discussion for the pick. There’s a wider swath of players that could potentially […]

Panthers Reacts Survey: Grading the free agent class

With the Free Agency frenzy settling down, it’s time to take stock of all the additions to the Carolina Panthers roster. From star signings like Jaelan Phillips to Devin Lloyd to journeyman re-signings like David Moore and Nick Scott, the Panthers signed 17 players to new contracts this free agency. And that doesn’t even count […]

Carolina Panthers 2026 NFL Draft Prospect Profile: KC Concepcion

Now that free agency has officially started, we can look ahead toward the 2026 NFL Draft with renewed focus. This weekly series will take a closer look at some of the prospects the Carolina Panthers could select in the 2026 iteration of the Draft. In this series, we’ll only be looking at prospects the Panthers […]

What kind of player can the Panthers reasonably expect to draft at No. 19?

Few things fill NFL fans with more hope than first round picks. It’s part of our nature as football fans to pull up our favorite team’s list of upcoming picks then selectively scour Football Reference to see which Hall of Famers were drafted somewhere near where our team picks. For us as Panthers fans, that’s […]

Carolina Panthers 2026 NFL Draft Prospect Profile: Dillon Thieneman

Now that free agency has officially started, we can look ahead toward the 2026 NFL Draft with renewed focus. This weekly series will take a closer look at some of the prospects the Carolina Panthers could select in the 2026 iteration of the Draft. In this series, we’ll only be looking at prospects the Panthers […]

How did you become a Carolina Panthers fan?

Some fans choose their team, and some fans are chosen by their team. Which was it for you? Today, we want to hear your story from you: How you became a fan of the Carolina Panthers. When did you first become a fan? Were you born into it? Was there a specific game or season […]

The Scratching Post: 3/23-3/27

Greetings, internet users. Welcome to The Scratching Post and the new year. Feel free to use this thread to chat about (almost) anything you want: video games, food, movies, non-football sports, you name it. As long as it’s allowed by the site’s ToS, it’s fair game here. You know the drill. This is now an […]

CSR Weekend Warriors: 3/20-3/22

Greetings, Panthers fans. Welcome to the weekend. Feel free to use this thread to chat about (almost) anything you want: video games, food, movies, non-football sports, you name it. As long as it’s allowed by the site’s ToS, it’s fair game here. You know the drill. This is now an open thread

Brian Answers: Drafting a safety, free agency grades, and more!

Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Answers, part two of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! We’re about a month away from the NFL Draft, which means you all have questions about the moves the Panthers have made, and how they will impact the NFL Draft. Lets dive right in! @WTMealey: Who are some weaker […]

Panthers trading Andy Dalton to Eagles for draft pick

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Carolina Panthers are trading Andy Dalton to the Philadelphia Eagles for a seventh round pick in 2027. It’s about as little as a team can receive for a player given that it’s not only a pick in the last round, it’s a pick in the last round over a […]

Panthers reportedly signing running back AJ Dillon

According to NFL insider Jordan Schultz, the Carolina Panthers are adding former Packer, former Eagle, and current very in-shape running back AJ Dillon on a one year deal. Dillon, who is in incredible shape right now, was drafted by the Packers in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft despite the team already possessing […]

Panthers post-free agency projected depth chart

The offseason is far from over, but we’re starting to get a clearer picture of what teams are going to look like when they report to camp in a couple of months. We still have the draft that will drastically reshape parts of the roster, but we’re still at a good point to see what […]

2026 CSR NFL Mock Draft 3.0

The league year has started, and the first wave of free agency is in the rearview mirror. Now that teams have some new faces and filled some roster holes, let’s take a guess at what round one will look like in April’s NFL Draft. For the sake of this particular mock draft, we will not […]

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Carolina Panthers 2026 NFL Draft Prospect Profile: Jake Golday

Now that free agency has officially started, we can look ahead toward the 2026 NFL Draft with renewed focus. This weekly series will take a closer look at some of the prospects the Carolina Panthers could select in the 2026 iteration of the Draft. In this series, we’ll only be looking at prospects the Panthers […]

Ask Brian: The Panthers are filling out their roster

Hello CSR! Welcome to Ask Brian, your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! After an exciting start to free agency last week, the Panthers have followed that up by filling out the rest of their roster. They signed left tackle Rasheed Walker over the weekend, they re-signed punter Sam Martin on Monday, and have been […]

Reacts Results: Mixed reviews for Carolina’s top two free agents

Dan Morgan came out swinging in free agenct this offseason, signing two of the top free agents in the 2026 class who also happened to meet at the surprising nexus of positional need and scheme fit. Of course, doing so involved committing up to $165M over the next four years to just Jaelan Phillips and […]