{"id":859366,"date":"2026-04-07T17:14:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/859366\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T17:14:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:14:18","slug":"are-carolina-panthers-looking-at-heisman-finalist-to-replace-bryce-young","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/859366\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Carolina Panthers Looking at Heisman Finalist to Replace Bryce Young?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Carolina Panthers<\/a> seem to be contemplating using a Day 3 NFL Draft<\/a> pick on a Heisman Trophy finalist to replace Bryce Young<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This is a very big year in the career of the former No. 1 pick. He is in the fourth year of his rookie contract, and the team is understandably unsure if they want to pick up his $25 million club option<\/a> for 2027. However, in his first year with head coach Dave Canales, he did progress as a quarterback.<\/p>\n

He threw for a career best 3,011 passing yards and 23 touchdowns, to just 11 interceptions. His completion percentage of 63.6% was up from 60.9% in 2024, and he had a career-best 87.8 passer rating. But those numbers are well outside the top 10 among the NFL\u2019s starting QBs, and Carolina finished with an 8-8 record in 2025.<\/p>\n

There is a real possibility the Panthers may need to make a QB change during the season, which is why they added former Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> starter Kenny Pickett<\/a> to serve as their QB2. However, they may not be done adding to the QB room this offseason.<\/p>\n

Carolina Panthers set to meet with Diego Pavia<\/p>\n

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According to NFL Network\u2019s Ian Rapoport<\/a>, \u201cVanderbilt QB Diego Pavia, the 2025 SEC Offensive Player of the Year, is visiting the Panthers today, source says. The 24-year-old helped Vandy to its first win over a top-5 team in program history.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pavia was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy this past season and is projected to be taken on Day 3 of this year\u2019s draft. He had a career year in his second season with the Commodores. Throwing for 3,539 yards and rushing for 862 more. He had 39 total touchdowns to eight interceptions. <\/p>\n

Pavia has been a bit of a controversial figure because of how he has tried to embellish his height. He has long claimed to be 6-feet tall. However, he measured at 5-foot-9 at the Senior Bowl. His height could be a major detriment for him at the next level.<\/p>\n

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