The good thing about being a terrible team is that you can go into the draft with a pretty clean slate. Just about everything is a need at some level, so you’re not too conflicted over the prioritization over the best player available and the needs of your team. The intersection of those two is always present.
The Carolina Panthers and the running back position fit that bill. The Panthers would be silly to take a running back with one of their second round picks. They have much more pressing issues at positions that this class is loaded with, and there aren’t really any running backs mocked to go by the time the Panthers are on the clock.