We now know where the Carolina Panthers will be picking from in the 2025 NFL draft.
Sunday’s 44-38 overtime win over the Atlanta Falcons may have been a feel-good triumph, and for many reasons, but it didn’t help the case for those hoping for some higher draft position. After entering the afternoon in the sixth overall spot, the Panthers will hit their offseason in the eighth spot of 2025’s order.
Here’s how the queue has unraveled after the Week 18 action . . .
2025 NFL draft order (non-playoff teams)
- Tennessee Titans (3-14)
- Cleveland Browns (3-14)
- New York Giants (3-14)
- New England Patriots (4-13)
- Jacksonville Jaguars (4-13)
- Las Vegas Raiders (4-13)
- New York Jets (5-12)
- Carolina Panthers (5-12)
- New Orleans Saints (5-12)
- Chicago Bears (5-12)
- San Francisco 49ers (6-11)
- Dallas Cowboys (7-10)
- Miami Dolphins (8-9)
- Indianapolis Colts (8-9)
- Atlanta Falcons (8-9)
- Arizona Cardinals (8-9)
- Cincinnati Bengals (9-8)
- Seattle Seahawks (10-7)
Luckily for the Panthers, they won’t have to try to use that pick to address the quarterback position. Second-year passer Bryce Young, who capped off his emergent 2024 campaign on Sunday, just gave them their answer under center for 2025.
Head coach Dave Canales, after the victory, talked about the importance of knowing that Young will be their guy moving forward into the offseason.
“It’s huge,” Canales told reporters. “It’s a great feeling. It allows us to just look at the whole roster and see what the investments need to be. It helps us to think about free agency and the draft with the lens knowing we got our guy.”
So, yeah, cross “QB” off those needs lists.