Panthers 2026 mock draft 6.0: Complementing Bryce Young edition

Before handing out a big-money extension under center, the Carolina Panthers will have to continue to see what they have in quarterback Bryce Young. And to do so, they'll have to keep giving him the support he needs. Joe Person of The Athletic sat down with head coach Dave Canales at the NFL Annual League Meeting from Phoenix, Ariz.

on Monday. Their one-on-one chat ventured into the outlook for Young, who Canales said the following of : We're changing things in our offense to fit Bryce, and we're trying to bring players that will complement what Bryce does. It was something that Dan and I had talked about throughout really the last two years - Bryce's ability to perform in critical situations and in high-stakes situations.

And feeling our responsibility to build a team that puts itself in those high-stakes moments where he can perform and come through. And he's shown that, whether it's my ability to be aggressive, going for it on fourth down because of him or having different moments come alive late in games for him to be able to take us down on drives, find wins, whatever that looked like. There's not a question of if, but how - how are we gonna build this forward knowing that Bryce is our quarterback?

So, let's keep building it! Here, with Young in mind, is our latest 2026 mock draft for the Panthers: First round (No. 24, via CLE): Kevin "KC" Concepcion, WR, Texas A&M Trade: Carolina receives No.