CHARLOTTE — Looking ahead to the 2025 NFL Draft, the Panthers have nine total selections, including eight in the first five rounds.
They went into the 2024 draft with their own first-rounder, along with their own picks in the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and possibly seventh rounds.
Their own second-rounder went to Chicago in the Mar. 10, 2023 trade for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 draft, which was used to select quarterback Bryce Young.
They added the Giants' fifth-rounder in the Mar. 11, 2024 deal that sent Brian Burns to New York. They also acquired a 2024 second-rounder in that deal.
They acquired Arizona's seventh-rounder in an Oct. 17, 2022 deal which sent wide receiver Robbie Anderson to the Cardinals. They also acquired a 2024 sixth in that trade.
They will send a seventh-rounder to the Chiefs as part of a pick swap from the Aug. 29, 2023 trade for wide receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette.
The Chiefs were to get the higher of the Panthers' or Cardinals' sevenths, depending on 2024's results. If both the Cardinals and the Panthers finish ahead of the Chiefs this season, the Panthers would send their 2026 seventh regardless of location to Kansas City to complete that deal. The Panthers were going to get the Chiefs' seventh, regardless.
Then on Apr. 26, 2024, the Panthers acquired the Rams' 2025 second-rounder in a draft day trade-down. They sent the 39th overall pick to Los Angeles in exchange for a second-rounder (52nd overall), a fifth (155) and the 2025 second.
On Oct. 29, 2024, they sent wide receiver Diontae Johnson and a sixth-rounder to the Ravens for Baltimore's fifth-rounder.
On. Nov. 5, 2024, they sent wide receiver Jonathan Mingo and a seventh-round pick to Dallas for the Cowboys' fourth-rounder. Dallas will get the lowest of the three seventh-rounders.
Since the Panthers are 4-12, the Cardinals 7-9, and the Chiefs 15-1, the Chiefs get the Panthers' original pick, the Cowboys will get the Chiefs' seventh-rounder, and the Panthers will keep the Cardinals' original pick.
The Panthers did not receive any compensatory picks this year. Since they're awarded to teams based on net free agency gains and losses the previous year (and they signed more players than they lost in 2024), the didn't get any extras.
UPDATE: The Panthers swapped four picks back and forth with the Broncos to get to outside linebacker Nic Scourton with the 51st pick.
The Panthers traded the 54th, 74th, 111th, and 230th picks to Denver in exchange for the 51st, 85th, 122nd, and 208th.
The deal leaves them with nine total picks.
UPDATE 2: The Panthers made a second deal in the second day to fill another major need on defense.
The Panthers traded the 85th and 146th to New England for the 77th pick.
With that pick, they took Ole Miss outside linebacker Princely Umanmielen.
That leaves the Panthers with eight total picks this weekend.
Here's a look at the Panthers' 2025 picks as they stand now:
- Their own first-rounder (No. 8 overall) — Arizona WR Tetairoa McMillan
- Broncos' second-rounder (No. 51 overall) — Texas A&M OLB Nic Scourton
- Patriots' third-rounder (No. 77 overall) — Ole Miss OLB Princely Umanmielen
- Cowboys fourth-rounder (No. 114 overall) — Georgia RB Trevor Etienne
- Broncos' fourth-rounder (No. 122 overall) — Ohio State S Lathan Ransom
- New York Giants' fifth-rounder (No. 140 overall) — Florida DT Cam Jackson
- Ravens' fifth-rounder (No. 163 overall) — Notre Dame TE Mitchell Evans
- Broncos' sixth-rounder (No. 208 overall) — Colorado WR Jimmy Horn Jr.
