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Let's have a little fun and look back at the latter stages of the NFL draft. I'm going to pick one player from each team who was drafted after the third round that might end up getting significant playing time as a rookie. ATLANTA FALCONS De...

The ESPN.com end-of-season NFL Power Rankings are out and the Atlanta Falcons were a unanimous choice at No. 2. The Denver Broncos were the unanimous No. 1 pick. Although otherwise meaningless, Sunday's loss to Tampa Bay could have cost the Falcon...

If the season ended today, the Carolina Panthers would hold the No. 5 pick in the 2013 NFL draft. They're one of five teams with a 4-9 record and they could move up or down in the remaining three games of the season. But, at the moment, the Panthe...

I went to check on the ESPN NFL Expert Picks expecting the panel to be unanimous in this week's games involving NFC South teams. But it turns out that's the case in only one game. The panel was unanimous in its choice of the Atlanta Falcons over t...

It's time for our weekly look at the ESPN NFL Expert Picks. Each week, a 14-member panel predicts all the NFL games. This week, that panel is giving two NFC South teams absolutely no shot to win. The vote is unanimous on the Atlanta Falcons ove...

The NFL draft is over and the Carolina Panthers have added at least one new starter. That's linebacker Luke Kuechly, who was drafted with the No. 9 overall pick. It just remains to be seen if he'll start in the middle or on the outside. Let's t...

As we get ready for the start of the NFL draft Thursday, let's quickly review which teams have what picks. After that, we'll turn to ESPN Stats & Information for a few draft notes on each team. The Atlanta Falcons have six overall picks -- ...

Let's take a look at the top headlines from around the division. A coin flip on Feb. 24 at the scouting combine will determine if the Carolina Panthers or the Miami Dolphins get the No. 8 pick in the NFL draft. At the moment, LSU defensive tackle ...

ATLANTA -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers hold the fifth pick in the 2012 NFL draft, according to ESPN Stats & Information. The 4-12 Bucs tied the Cleveland Browns, but the Browns got the fourth pick because their strength of schedule was easier than th...

The NFL draft and its busy aftermath prevented me from getting a look at the NFC South mailbag for a bit. But it's time to catch up on the mailbag. I tried to pick questions that seemed to be on the minds of multiple readers. Brian in Surprise, Ar...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Carolina Panthers just opened the fourth round of the NFL draft by taking West Virginia defensive back Brandon Hogan. Things are going to be moving very quickly and we won't provide running updates of every pick Saturday. Yo...

We'll start off today's series of Call It polls with the Carolina Panthers. We're going to give you a choice on who they should pick in Thursday's NFL draft. This one's easy and unlike what we'll be doing for the rest of the NFC South teams. Since...

Each Thursday leading up to the NFL draft (April 28-30), the ESPN.com NFL blog network will take a division-by-division look at key aspects of the draft. Today's topic: history in that spot. Carolina Panthers The Panthers' top pick is No. 1 ove...

We all know the Carolina Panthers have the first overall pick in the NFL draft. But let's take a look at all the draft picks they're holding. Round/Overall pick number 1 - 1 3 - 65 3 - 97 (compensatory pick) 4 -- 98 5 - 132 6 - 166 ...

In the end, the Carolina Panthers are getting something for Julius Peppers. The NFL announced its compensatory picks Friday afternoon and Carolina got a third-round choice (No. 97) overall. The pick comes more than a year after Peppers left the Pa...

NEW ORLEANS - A couple weeks ago, I wrote this column on LSU's Patrick Peterson and pondered if the Carolina Panthers should break an unwritten NFL rule and take the cornerback with the No. 1 overall pick. It's never been done before. In the moder...