CHARLOTTE — The Carolina Panthers have signed six draft picks to contracts, getting deals done ahead of rookie minicamp. The club also signed 19 undrafted free agents ahead of rookie minicamp. The UDFAs will join the eight-man draft class, and 14 tryout players for two days of practice and team meetings on Friday and Saturday.

The entire rookie class arrived on Thursday and the front office immediately got to work. General manager Dan Morgan and crew signed six of the eight draft picks to their rookie contracts, including first-round receiver Tetairoa McMillan.

Additionally, the club signed contracts with outside linebacker Princely Umanmielen (Rd. 3, No. 77), safety Lathan Ransom (Rd. 4, No. 122), DT Cam Jackson (Rd. 5, No. 140), TE Mitchell Evans (Rd. 5, No. 163), and WR Jimmy Horn Jr. (Rd. 6, No. 208).

The only remaining draft picks to sign contracts are OLB Nic Scourton (Rd. 2, No. 51) and RB Trevor Etienne (Rd. 4, No. 114).

The full list of undrafted free agents are:

1. JaTravis Broughton— Corner, TCU
2. Ryan Fitzgerald — Kicker, Florida State
3. Ethan Garbers — Quarterback, UCLA
4. Jacolby George — Wide receiver, Miami
5. Isaac Gifford — Safety, Nebraska
6. Jared Hunte-Harrison — Defensive end, SMU
7. Jack Henderson — Safety, Minnesota
8. Kobe Hudson — Wide receiver, Central Florida
9. Luke Kandra — Offensive line, Cincinnati
10. Steven Losoya — Offensive line, Vanderbilt
11. Kayron Lynch-Adams — Running back, Michigan State
12. Bam Martin-Scott — Linebacker, South Carolina
13. Moose Muhammad III — Wide receiver, Texas A&M
14. Tuasivi Nomura — Linebacker, Fresno State
15. Bryce Pierre — Tight end, UCLA
16. Michael Reid — Corner, South Dakota
17. Michael Tarquin — Offensive line, Oklahoma
18. Trevian Thomas — Safety, Arkansas State
19. Corey Thornton — Corner, Louisville

Undrafted free agents are draft eligible players who weren't selected in the seven-round draft in April. As soon as the draft concludes, those players essentially become free agents and are free to sign what whichever team they choose and can reach a deal with. The Panthers currently have seven players on the roster who began their career as UDFAs. They are: wide receiver Adam Thielen (who technically began as a tryout player and signed a UDFA contract after rookie minicamp with the Vikings in 2013), running back Rico Dowdle who was first signed by the Cowboys in 2020, defensive tackle Tershawn Wharton who signed with the Chiefs in 2020, linebacker Christian Rozeboom who started with the Rams in 2020, and three Panthers grown UDFAs, longsnapper JJ Jansen, receiver Jalen Coker and safety Demani Richardson. All seven have been starters or major contributors on their respective teams.

Rookie minicamp will conclude on Saturday afternoon. The team is open to sign tryout players should they so wish. The draft class and UDFAs will return for OTAs, which begin on May 27 and run through June 5, with mandatory minicamp set to take place June 10-12.