The Carolina Panthers and Bryce Young don’t seem to fit. They selected him with the first overall pick in the NFL Draft a year ago, but he was nothing like what he was expected to be.

In 21 games, Young threw for 3,400 yards, 13 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. That includes the 523 yards, two touchdowns and five interceptions he threw for in 2024, both before and after being benched.

When Carolina benched him, it seemed like they were the ones waving the white flag that they made a mistake with their top pick. The likely issue here is a combination of Young not being as good as advertised with the fact that he just needs a fresh start in a new organization with new coaches. The Panthers set him up for failure and he failed miserably.

There are plenty of teams that would love to land a former #1 pick on the cheap. But among those teams, what are the top three landing spots for the former top pick in the NFL draft?

For cleveland browns, there was speculation in the first half of the season as to what the problem was with the offense. The crime was horrible. They were the only team not to score 20 points in a game heading into Week 7, and much of the blame was placed on $200 million and quarterback Deshaun Watson. But, there was speculation whether the problem was Watson, the skill players, the offensive line or the play calling. Obviously, the real answer is a combination of all factors.

But when Watson tore his Achillies, Jameis Winston stepped in and promptly showed that the big problem with the offense was Watson all along. Winston led an Air Raid to its season-best offensive performance in a Week 8 upset of the AFC North rivals, the Baltimore Ravens.

Now that everyone knows Watson was the problem, the Browns should look to move on from him. If they can acquire a young quarterback with the potentially cheap contract Bryce Young has, they should. The draft capital it would take to acquire Young is also relatively cheap.

Young is available and the Browns may look to acquire him. Acquiring Young would mean Cleveland could use all of their top picks to select players around him rather than using a first-round pick on a quarterback. Instead of selecting, say, Shedeur Sanders, the Browns could use that pick on Michigan cornerback Will Johnson to make their defense even scarier.

The Tennessee Titans they thought they had their quarterback of the future when they drafted Will Levis last year, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Levis has done nothing but wrestle throughout his NFL career.

In 14 games, Levis has thrown for 2,507 yards, 13 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, but his production has slowly deteriorated compared to last year. He has thrown an interception in every game this year, with two interceptions in two different games.

The Titans could bring in Bryce Young as an addition to their quarterback room. Adding Young to a QB room that currently features Mason Rudolph and Levis would be one of the best moves Tennessee could make this season.

My understanding is that Bryce Young and Levis were drafted in the same draft class and have seen similar struggles. This idea wouldn’t be handing Young his job on a silver platter. It would be setting up a quarterback competition between two young men who could both turn into useful signal callers in the right situation.

Wherever Young goes, he gets the fresh start he needs. This does not guarantee that he will succeed, but it would certainly help him a lot.

The New York Jets they did everything they could to build the perfect situation around a quarterback. New York has a pair of star wide receivers as well as a solid tight end and one of the best young running backs in the game. They also have a star-studded defense that has the ability to dominate and keep them in games. In their situation, the quarterback is a 41-year-old Aaron Rodgers trying to come back from a torn Achillies last year. Rodgers has shown signs of life, but for the most part, he looks sluggish and worn.

Heading into the future, the Jets don’t have a franchise quarterback for whenever Rodgers decides to retire. Whether it’s at the end of this season, next season or a few years down the road, New York doesn’t have a young signal-caller behind them.

The Jets could use one of their Day 2 or 3 picks in the upcoming NFL draft to acquire Bryce Young from the Carolina Panthers. Young could sit the rest of the year behind Rodgers, possibly behind him again next year. But he would learn. Young still has incredible potential, and if slotted into the Jets offense, there’s a much better chance he’ll play closer to the top pick everyone expected him to be.