It's simply a way of life in the NFL news cycle. Agents are just doing their jobs, teams are doing the due diligence required for a multi-million-dollar investment, and there's an attention economy that demands every second be accounted for.

With the 2026 NFL Draft slowly approaching, let's take a look back nearly three years and re-draft the opening round of the 2022 NFL Draft. In this redo, we will give each "original" holder of the pick their respective slot back,

Would it be wise for the Panthers to make a big move up in the first round?