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Panthers claim former fourth overall pick of USFL draft

The Panthers have claimed G Mason Brooks, who was the fourth overall selection of the 2023 USFL draft.

The Carolina Panthers added another first-round selection to their roster on Thursday.

As announced this afternoon, the team has claimed guard Mason Brooks off waivers from the Washington Commanders. Prior to finding his way into the NFL last spring, the 6-foot-6, 315-pounder was taken with the fourth overall pick of the 2023 USFL draft by the Memphis Showboats.

A Cedar Park, Texas native, Brooks began his collegiate career at Western Kentucky University in 2018. He’d play four seasons there, ending his tenure as a First-team All-Conference USA honoree in 2021.

His final year of eligibility was taken up at the University of Mississippi. He appeared in all 13 games for the Rebels in 2022, seeing most of his work as a reserve lineman and on special teams.

Brooks then signed with the Washington Commanders as an undrafted free agent in 2023, spending the year as a member of the team’s practice squad. The Commanders released Brooks on Wednesday.

To make room for the claim, the Panthers waived/injured second-year guard Nash Jensen.

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Best and worst PFF grades from Panthers’ 2023 season

PFF’s best and worst grades for the Carolina Panthers in 2023

Pencils down, players!

With the 2023 test officially over, let’s see which Carolina Panthers received the highest and lowest grades from Pro Football Focus.

Top takeaways from Panthers’ snap counts in Week 18 loss to Buccaneers

Panthers OLB Yetur Gross-Matos turned in a productive outing to cap off a career year.

Even in the final game of an absolutely lost 2-15 season for the Carolina Panthers, we have some numbers to look over.

Here are the top takeaways from Sunday’s snap counts:

Key matchups for Panthers vs. Buccaneers in Week 18

Between his last two games against the Panthers, Buccaneers WR Mike Evans has totaled 17 receptions for 369 yards and four touchdowns.

Can the 2-14 Carolina Panthers match up against the playoff-hopeful Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Sunday’s regular-season finale?

Here are three key battles that’ll help determine who comes out on top, and possibly who comes out with the NFC South, in Week 18:

Top takeaways from Panthers’ snap counts in Week 17 loss to Jaguars

Trading up to draft OLB DJ Johnson was a head-scratcher back in April. It’s even more questionable now.

How did the New Year’s Eve looks pan out for the Carolina Panthers?

Here are our top takeaways from the snap counts in yesterday’s 26-0 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Top takeaways from Panthers’ snap counts in Week 16 loss to Packers

The Panthers may have themselves a new starting right guard and a pair of exciting weapons on offense to close out the 2023 season.

Sunday’s loss to the Green Bay Packers may have been a tough pill to swallow for the Carolina Panthers, but it resulted in a few positive steps forward.

Here are the top takeaways from the Week 16 snap counts:

Best and worst PFF grades from Panthers’ Week 16 loss to Packers

For the second consecutive week, Panthers QB Bryce Young posted a new career-high PFF grade.

The numbers were up for the Carolina Panthers in their Week 16 matchup against the Green Bay Packers—for better and for worse.

Here are the best and worst Pro Football Focus grades from the 33-30 loss:

Chris Tabor talks about Gabe Jackson’s impressive team debut

Panthers interim HC Chris Tabor talked about why the team went to Gabe Jackson in the second half of Sunday’s win.

Another week, another impressive relief outing for a hog molly. And this time, it was newbie Gabe Jackson doing the work.

Sunday’s 9-7 victory over the Atlanta Falcons marked the Carolina Panthers debut of Gabe Jackson. And the 10th-year veteran, who came on for starting right guard Nash Jensen in the second half, impressed interim head coach Chris Tabor.

“He came in there, we ripped off a couple good runs there, right away when he came in,” Tabor said on Monday afternoon. “He’s a strong player, been around the block, has a lot of experience. And it was just something that we felt like we just needed to do at that time. Thought that he did some really nice things.

“And as I always say, it’s any player, he’s gonna want some plays back. And we’ll work hard this week to get those things rectified and build off the things that he did well. But really pleased with his performance . . . for a guy that just got here.”

Jackson was signed to the team’s practice squad back on Nov. 29. The 32-year-old called up for the second time in Week 15, and made the most out of his first opportunity on the field.

Pro Football Focus graded Jackson out at an overall mark of 72.2—the third-highest on the Carolina offense. He was also given a team-best 78.7 in run blocking, which helped contribute to a 129-yard output on the ground.

As of now, however, Tabor told reporters that it’s too early to decide on if Jackson will take the starting duties from Jensen moving forward.

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Top takeaways from Panthers’ snap counts in Week 15 win over Falcons

Do the Panthers have an effective gadget in Ihmir Smith-Marsette?

Sunday’s suboptimal conditions certainly factored in to how the Carolina Panthers and Atlanta Falcons played out their Week 15 matchup. The unrelenting rain and the wind forced both teams to go outside of their normal approaches to accommodate the presence of Mother Nature.

So, while the snap counts from Carolina’s 9-7 victory are quite interesting, we may have to take away these takeaways with a grain of salt . . .

Key matchups for Panthers vs. Falcons in Week 15

Panthers DT Derrick Brown is primed to enjoy some bird in Week 15.

Can the Carolina Panthers, through all the adversity and the all the incoming rain, break their six-game losing streak and notch their second win of the 2023 campaign?

If they do, here are three key matchups in Week 15 that’ll help them get there: