Did the Panthers pass the 2025 NFL draft with flying colors? Here are our grades for each of their eight picks . . .

Jackson joins Derrick Brown, A’Shawn Robinson, Tershawn Wharton and Bobby Brown on a completely revamped defensive line. With last year’s sixth-round pick Jaden Crumedy and former starting nose tackle Shy Tuttle competing to stick around, Jackson could end up pushing one or both of them off the roster.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The 2025 NFL draft (ESPN, ABC, ESPN App) is underway in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and the Carolina Panthers kicked things off with Arizona WR Tetairoa McMillan, the No. 8 pick of Round 1.