Panthers' Draft Pick: Sadiq Boosts Young's Arm

0:00On April 20th, the Carolina Panthers hold the 19th overall pick in Thursday night's NFL draft up in Pittsburgh. Their fresh off their first playoff run since 2017, but wrapped the regular season at eight wins and nine losses, then dropped a close. 34-31 wildcard game to the Rams at home. Mattress are heating up, and CBS Sports's Carter Bonds sees GM Dan Morgan grabbing Oregon tied in Kenyon Sedeek. His physical freak posted 51 catches for 560 yards and eight touchdowns in his last college year, turning heads at the NFL. Combined two, fans and analysts love how Sedeek caboose Bryce Young's arm downfield. Carolina's tight ends have been weak under coach Dave Canalas, scraping just 138 receptions for 1233 yards, and eight scores since 2024 that's a measly 8.9 yards per catch. Sure, corner-back to Mod McCoy from Tennessee is in the mix with his four picks last year,

1:01even after a torn ACL early in 2025. But the Panthers' secondary is solid, with pro-bola JC Horn and vet Mike Jackson shining, while safety spots scream for help, like Oregon's Dylan, Theanaman. Morgan's likely prioritized an offense to build around Young, or fixing those back-end gaps, setting up an intriguing first-round move that could reshape. The squad's future.