Carolina Panthers 2024 NFL Draft Guide: What you need to know
Calling all Panthers fans! Prepare for the 2024 NFL Draft with exclusive insights and analysis on your favorite team.
Below, you can find information about Carolina’s projected draft picks, their positional needs, their selection history, notes from the GM draft, and more. All of this data comes courtesy of the NFL’s research team.
And don’t forget to tune in on Thursday, April 25th at 8:00 p.m. ET for live coverage of the draft on NFL Network and NFL+.
Carolina Panthers Draft Overview
2023 record: 2-15
Fourth in NFC South; missed playoffs
Panthers 2024 draft picks (7):
Round 2, pick 33
Round 2, pick 39 (acquired from New York Giants in Brian Burns trade)
Round 3, pick 65
Round 4, pick 101
Round 5, pick 141 (acquired from New York Giants in Brian Burns trade)
Round 5, pick 142 (acquired from Tennessee Titans in Dennis Daley trade)
Round 7, pick 240 (acquired from Pittsburgh Steelers in Donte Jackson trade)
Panthers team needs (according to Chad Reuter): Wide Receiver, Tight End, Cornerback, Edge, Defensive Tackle
Panthers 2024 Opponents
Home
Cardinals, Bengals, Chargers, Chiefs, Cowboys, Giants, Buccaneers, Saints, Falcons
Away
Commanders, Broncos, Raiders, Bears, Falcons, Saints, Buccaneers, Eagles
Panthers Notable Activity Tracker (2024 offseason):
| Adds | Losses |
|---|---|
| HC Dave Canales (Buccaneers) | TE Hayden Hurst (Chargers) |
| G Robert Hunt (Dolphins) | C Bradley Bozeman (Chargers) |
| G Damien Lewis (Seahawks) | LB Frankie Luvu (Commanders) |
| DT A'Shawn Robinson (Giants) | EDGE Brian Burns (trade – Giants) |
| LB Josey Jewell (Broncos) | DE Yetur Gross-Matos (49ers) |
| WR Diontae Johnson (trade – Steelers) | S Jeremy Chinn (Commanders) |
| CB Dane Jackson (Bills) | CB Donte Jackson (trade – Steelers) |
| EDGE D.J. Wonnum (Vikings) | S Vonn Bell (Bengals) |
| LB K'Lavon Chaisson (Jaguars) | CB Shaquill Griffin (Vikings) |
| S Jordan Fuller (Rams) | LB Kamu Grugier-Hill (Vikings) |
| T Yosh Nijman (Packers) | CB C.J. Henderson (Texans) |
| WR David Moore (Buccaneers) | WR Laviska Shenault Jr. (Seahawks) |
| S Nick Scott (Bengals) | DT DeShawn Williams (Bills) |
| EDGE Jadeveon Clowney (Ravens) |
Panthers Decision Makers
Owner: David A. Tepper
President: Kristi Coleman
Dan Morgan is the President of Football Operations and General Manager.
Head Coach: Dave Canales*
* New role this season
Dan Morgan
Morgan is embarking on his first season as the General Manager of the Panthers.
– CAR Assistant GM from 2021-2023
Director of Player Personnel for BUF from 2018-2020
From 2015-17, he held the position of SEA Director of Pro Personnel, after serving as the assistant director from 2011-2014.
The former Pro Bowl linebacker for CAR, who was drafted 11th overall in the 2001 Draft, played seven seasons with CAR from 2001 to 2007.
Scott Fitterer served as the General Manager of CAR from 2021 to 2023, before being terminated in January 2024.
Under Fitterer’s management, the CAR had a 14-37 W-L record, making it the worst record in the NFL from 2021-2023.
The CAR let go of a head coach under Fitterer in each of the last two seasons, with Matt Rhule in 2022 and Frank Reich in 2023.
With Fitterer as GM, CAR secured a top-10 pick in each of the last three drafts.
Out of 22 draft picks made by Fitterer since 2021, only 12 are currently on the Panthers’ roster.
– 5 of those 12 players were selected in 2023
Fitterer swapped for quarterbacks Sam Darnold in April 2021 and Baker Mayfield in July 2022 and traded out All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey in the middle of the 2022 season.
Traded three draft picks (6th-Round in 2021, 2nd-Round in 2022, 4th-Round in 2022) to NYJ for Darnold and gave…
CLE trades a 2024 5th-round pick for Mayfield, who has had the league’s lowest passer rating of 73.6 with CAR since 2021.
Received 2nd-round, 3rd-round, and 4th-round picks for 2023, and a 5th-round pick for 2024 from San Francisco for McCaffrey.
All three first-round picks for CAR drafted by Fitterer had a difficult time in 2023.
Bryce Young has statistics of 179.8 passing yards per game (ranked 31st), a touchdown to interception ratio of 11-10 (ranked 29th), and a passer rating of 73.7 (ranked last).
Ikem Ekwonu has allowed 10 sacks, which is the third highest, and has 1,096 pass block snaps, tied for the eighth highest.
Jaycee Horn was absent during Weeks 2-12 and 17 but has managed to participate in 22 games since 2021.
In the 2023 NFL Draft, Fitterer moved up from #9 to #1 to pick QB Bryce Young.
The Carolina Panthers (CAR) traded wide receiver DJ Moore, a 2023 first-round pick, a 2023 second-round pick, a 2024 first-round pick, and a 2025 second-round pick to the Chicago Bears (CHI).
The Panthers’ 1st pick in the 2024 draft is the #1 overall pick.
to choose Bryce Young in the 2023 NFL Draft
The first pick for CAR in the 2024 Draft will be #33 overall, which is the first pick in the second round.
Last time Panthers picked each position in first round:
| Position | Year | Player | School | Pick No. (Overall) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 2023 | Bryce Young | Alabama | 1st |
| RB | 2017 | Christian McCaffrey | Stanford | 8th |
| WR | 2018 | DJ Moore | Maryland | 24th |
| TE | Never | |||
| OT | 2022 | Ikem Ekwonu | NC State | 6th |
| OG | Never | |||
| C | Never | |||
| DE | 2019 | Brian Burns | Florida State | 16th |
| DT | 2020 | Derrick Brown | Auburn | 7th |
| LB | 2015 | Shaq Thompson | Washington | 25th |
| CB | 2021 | Jaycee Horn | South Carolina | 8th |
| S | 2005 | Thomas Davis | Georgia | 14th |
| P | Never | |||
| K | Never |
Compiled by the NFL Research team. All data current as of April 16, 2024.
