As the Benevolent Dictator of Trade Down Island I feel obligated to issue a proclamation to the residents of TDI about Panthers GM Scott Fitterer’s decision to trade up for the No. 1 overall pick. In the process Fitterer sent away No. 9 and No. 61 in this year’s draft, a first round pick next year, a 2025 second round pick, and wide receiver DJ Moore. Carolina just parted with a ton of draft capital and a young Pro Bowl-level talent in Moore for the right to control the 2023 draft.
I’ve been on the record for years now extolling the virtues of Trade Down Island’s constitution which states that the draft is nothing more than educated guesswork.