We made it to draft week y’all. Here’s what we all think is going to happen
In just four short days we will finally know who the Carolina Panthers will select with their first pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Whether or not that pick will be the No. 8 overall pick that they currently hold or some other result through the chicanery and magic of draft day trades remains to be seen. What we do know is that their roster is closer to a deli slice of swiss cheese than anything else: paper thin and full of holes.
The need of theirs that stands out the most has been apparent since before the 2024 season even began and it has remained, fairly consistently, the need that most fans have wanted and expected the team to address early—if not often—in the draft this year.
Outside linebackers handle most of the pass rushing responsibilities in defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero’s defense and are one of the shallowest groups on the Panthers’ ankle deep roster. It’s no surprise that everybody is expecting that group to be bolstered first on draft night. That only 51% of fans, and not more, think the Panthers are taking an outside linebacker on Thursday night is almost surprising. That is probably more indicative of where fans feel the talent lies in this draft class than what they think the Panthers may be planning to do.
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