2026 NFL Draft: Active Panthers GM Dan Morgan prepared to make more deals, ‘ready for all scenarios’
Carolina possesses the No. 19 overall draft pick, but will the NFL team remain at the position for the first time in team history?
2026 NFL Draft: Active Panthers GM Dan Morgan prepared to make more deals, ‘ready for all scenarios’ originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . CHARLOTTE, N.
C. -- Carolina Panthers general manager Dan Morgan enters the 2026 NFL Draft in unfamiliar territory. The rebuilding franchise finished 8-9 last season but captured the NFC South title and reached the playoffs for the first time since 2017.
The front office signed at least four starters through free agency . For a change, Morgan said he enters the draft's Top 30 visits with a "best-player available mindset," Morgan said. The projected 53-man roster doesn't appear to have any glaring needs, sans additional starting-level depth at safety and offensive tackle.
Morgan on Tuesday mentioned both positions, among other during his pre-draft press conference at Bank of America Stadium. Entering his third season with the Panthers, Morgan and coach Dave Canales continue to develop the team culture. An active, targeted trader during his first two seasons, Morgan is "ready for all scenarios" during the three-day NFL Draft, slated to kick off April 23 in Pittsburgh.