Insider points to 2 WR prospects who 'fit the Panthers' profile' at Pick 19
If their very top targets are gone in the first round, the Panthers could find a few perfect fits with these wide receivers . . .
Speculation on who the Carolina Panthers front office is targeting in Round 1 has narrowed to a handful of names. The primary prospects they love seem to be a pair of Oregon Ducks—safety Dillon Thieneman and tight end Kenyon Sadiq. However, if neither one of them are still on the board when Carolina is on the clock at No.
19, The Athletic 's Joe Person sees them settling for one of two wide receiver prospects—Texas A&M's KC Concepcion or Indiana 's Omar Cooper Jr. Person wrote the following in a new post from Wednesday: That would seem to leave Concepcion and Cooper as the players who fit the Panthers’ profile and also should be available at 19. Concepcion was my choice in the beat writers’ mock, with his experience as a ball carrier and return specialist giving him the edge over Cooper, who caught 13 touchdown passes during the Hoosiers’ national championship season...
Concepcion's overall college production was superior, but Cooper showed a higher ceiling in 2025 as a receiver—putting up 69 catches, 937 yards and 13 touchdowns. Carolina really can't go wrong with either one, though. For a wild card, Person mentions monster Georgia offensive lineman Monroe Freeling, who could eventually replace either right tackle Taylor Moton or left tackle Ickey Ekwonu beyond the 2026 campaign.
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