{"id":895968,"date":"2026-05-20T01:39:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T01:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/895968\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T01:39:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T01:39:28","slug":"panthers-get-awful-mark-in-2023-nfl-draft-regrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/895968\/","title":{"rendered":"Panthers get awful mark in 2023 NFL Draft regrade"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Carolina Panthers<\/a>‘ final draft before Dan Morgan took over as general manager hasn’t held up well.<\/p>\n

CBS Sports analyst Pete Prisco recently revisited his grades from the 2023 NFL Draft. At the time, he had given the Panthers a ‘B+’ for their class, one headlined by No. 1 overall pick Bryce Young<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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But now, in 2026, he knocks the grade down to a ‘D.’ Prisco writes:<\/p>\n

How I did: Not good. Why in the hell did I give this grade a B+? I didn’t love the Young pick, but did say he was a good passer. I was worried about his size and was never really in on the hype. I liked Mingo, so that’s a big miss. But I said Johnson was their worst pick, so that’s a hit. This draft is not good, but Young can save it.<\/p>\n

To review, second-round wideout Jonathan Mingo<\/a> was a total bust, but at least he got<\/a> the Panthers a fourth-round pick from the Dallas Cowboys<\/a> at the 2024 trade deadline. Third-round outside linebacker DJ Johnson was cut<\/a> at the end of last September and Jammie Robinson<\/a> didn’t even make it to 2025 before he was released.<\/p>\n

The only picks still on the team are Young and backup guard Chandler Zavala<\/a>, which would make this one of the worst draft classes in Panthers history . . . if Young doesn’t work out as a long-term solution under center.<\/p>\n

If Young, however, does end up becoming the guy for Carolina at quarterback, then nobody will even remember the rest of these picks. He’s coming off a career campaign in 2025, where he passed for career-highs across the board while leading the Panthers to their first division title in a decade.<\/p>\n

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So if Young and the team can keep up their ascension, that grade might go back up with them.<\/p>\n

Follow\u00a0@ThePanthersWire<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter\/X for more Panthers content.<\/p>\n

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