Panthers Draft: Balanced Haul for NFC South Title

0:00It's April 28th, this is Durham News Today, your AI-powered local news. The Carolina Panthers hit the NFL Draft with seven picks and walked away with exactly seven, keeping that balance they love, three new faces on offense, and four on defense. GM Dan Morgan and Coach Dave Canalis doubled down on both sides of the ball, just like last year. Building from their NFC South title run, they went heavy in the trenches early, grabbing versatile tackle Monroe Freeling to lock down either side of the line for years, then defensive tackle, Lee Hunter and Round 2 as a beast against the run. Round three brought wide out Chris Brazil II, a six foot four target to feed Bryce Young, joining a tall receiver crew. Analysts are straight fire on this class. NFL.com hit him with an A-minus, pro football focus when A-plus, and ESPN's Jordan Reed called it his. Winter draft haul overall, the numbers back it up to showing real value across three days.

1:01The back end got love with corner. We'll leave the third from Texas A&M in Round 4, center, Sam Hecht from Kansas State in Round 5, safety's achy, Wheatley from Penn State late five, and linebacker Jackson Cooach from Miami, Ohio in Round 7. From two wins in 2023 to five and twelve next, now eight and nine with a division crown, Morgan Steady Grine has this squad trending, sky high ready to push deeper.