Panthers trade down in CBS mock draft and still land a first round edge rusher

Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty ImagesHere at Cat Scratch Reader, Jaxon recently asked if the Panthers should trade up in the first round from their No. 16 spot. Now it’s time to ask the opposite question and debate if Carolina should trade down in the first round. Thanks to a CBS mock draft this week, we can analyze a specific trade down scenario instead of just having a theoretical debate. Here is what CBS’s Cody Benjamin put on the table:

Panthers get No. 23, 83 from Steelers for No. 16

So in exchange for moving down four spots in the first round, the Panthers would gain an additional third round pick, No. 83. As a frame of reference, that’s the 19th selection in the third round.

So who’s…