The Most Underrated CB Duo in Football? Panthers Corner Preview 2026

Jaycee Horn just landed at No. 76 on the NFL Top 100 after a five-interception, second-straight Pro Bowl season — quarterbacks completed just 48.4% of passes his way. In this Keep Pounding Podcast camp preview, we break down all twelve cornerbacks on the Panthers' 90-man roster and one of the league's most underrated position groups.Mike Jackson enters a contract year off a four-pick season capped by a pick-six of Matthew Stafford in the playoffs. And the battle to watch: the nickel job, where UDFA success story Corey Thornton — who was winning the role before a broken fibula — is surging past incumbent Chau Smith-Wade, who's now fighting for his roster life. Plus fourth-round rookie Will Lee III ("The Blanket") and a crowded depth scramble.WHAT'S IN THIS VIDEO:Horn's Top 100 season and All-Pro pushJackson's contract-year motivationThornton vs. Smith-Wade at nickelWill Lee III and the rookie classCB depth chart and cutdown predictionsSubscribe to Two Growls One Roar for the rest of the series. Is Horn/Jackson a top-5 duo in the NFL? Make your case in the comments.It might be the deepest room on the entire roster. In this Keep Pounding Podcast camp preview, we break down all six safeties on the Panthers' 90-man roster — from the enforcer to the rookie the front office traded up for.Tre'von Moehrig delivered exactly what Carolina paid for: 103 tackles, 3 sacks, and tone-setting physicality at strong safety. Nick Scott made the play of the playoff game — the end-zone interception that snapped Matthew Stafford's NFL-record streak of 28 TD passes without a pick — but at 31, he's got fifth-rounder Zakee Wheatley chasing his job after the Panthers traded up to get him. Add Lathan Ransom (whose game-sealing pick against Tampa set up the division title) and hybrid weapon Isaiah Simmons, and Evero has options everywhere.WHAT'S IN THIS VIDEO:Moehrig's monster first season in CarolinaScott vs. Wheatley: the quiet battle at free safetyRansom's rise and position flexibilityIsaiah Simmons' hybrid roleSafety depth chart predictionsSubscribe to Two Growls One Roar for the rest of the 90-man series. Does Wheatley take the job by midseason? Give us your call below.