Panthers projected to land 23-sack superstar pass rusher to place next to Derrick Brown

ANDREW PARSAUD

Now that the Carolina Panthers can roll with Bryce Young through 2025, they’ll be able to focus on upgrading the rest of the roster opposed to worrying about the quarterback position. This should be an interesting offseason for the Panthers, who currently own the No.8 pick in April’s draft and have nearly $22 million in cap space prior to cuts.

They should be able to land a premium player in the draft, as there’s plenty of highly-touted prospects expected to go within the top 10. Ryan Wilson of CBS Sports predicted that Carolina will select Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter in his recent mock draft.

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Abdul Carter is a freakish athlete who moved from off-ball linebacker to edge rusher for the 2024 season. Carter is not Micah Parsons — not yet, anyway — but he’s just scratching the surface on what he can do.

Carter certainly raised his draft stock even more after a strong performance in the College Football Semifinal against Notre Dame, as he was consistently in the backfield. He amassed 23 sacks during his three years with the Nittany Lions and is undoubtedly the best pass rusher in this year’s draft class.

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