04-21-2026, 02:02 AM -
There is a lot of guessing here. 
AND, I believe there will be some trades and the Panthers could be involved. If the Panthers do some trading -- a lot of this will make no sense..!!
BUT, here are my WAGs (Wild Ass Guesses).
#19 - OT - Kadyn Proctor, Alabama
#51 - S - A.J. Haulcy, LSU
#83 - LB - Jake Golday, Cincinnati
#119 - IOL/C - Jake Slaughter, Florida
#158 - QB - Cole Payton, N.D. State
#159 - DL/T/EDGE - Caden Curry, Ohio State
#200 - WR - Malik Benson, Oregon --- Could also be a TE here. (I just don't think we need another WR or TE early in the draft).
A couple of things here... I think both Sadiq and Thieneman will be off the board at #19. No reason to put them on here. HOWEVER ... If Thieneman is available, I would take him #19 and pickup an OT in the 2nd. The rest of these guys I'm pretty happy with, but Cole Payton is left-handed. If THAT makes a difference to Dan then Payton will probably not even be considered. I figured that if we reset our O-Line, especially the Tackles (which we WILL have to do soon..), then a lefty QB can be managed with no problem. Actually, it shouldn't make a difference anyway...IMO.

AND, I believe there will be some trades and the Panthers could be involved. If the Panthers do some trading -- a lot of this will make no sense..!!
BUT, here are my WAGs (Wild Ass Guesses).
#19 - OT - Kadyn Proctor, Alabama
#51 - S - A.J. Haulcy, LSU
#83 - LB - Jake Golday, Cincinnati
#119 - IOL/C - Jake Slaughter, Florida
#158 - QB - Cole Payton, N.D. State
#159 - DL/T/EDGE - Caden Curry, Ohio State
#200 - WR - Malik Benson, Oregon --- Could also be a TE here. (I just don't think we need another WR or TE early in the draft).
A couple of things here... I think both Sadiq and Thieneman will be off the board at #19. No reason to put them on here. HOWEVER ... If Thieneman is available, I would take him #19 and pickup an OT in the 2nd. The rest of these guys I'm pretty happy with, but Cole Payton is left-handed. If THAT makes a difference to Dan then Payton will probably not even be considered. I figured that if we reset our O-Line, especially the Tackles (which we WILL have to do soon..), then a lefty QB can be managed with no problem. Actually, it shouldn't make a difference anyway...IMO.
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