2025 Carolina Panthers season

The 2025 season will be the Carolina Panthers' 31st in the National Football League (NFL) and their second under the head coach/general manager tandem of Dave Canales and Dan Morgan. The Panthers will look to improve on their 5–12 record from 2024, make the playoffs after a 7-year absence, and end their 9-year NFC South title drought.

2025 Carolina Panthers season
OwnerDavid Tepper
General managerDan Morgan
Head coachDave Canales
Home fieldBank of America Stadium

Draft

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2025 Carolina Panthers Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 8
2 39 Traded to the Chicago Bears[A]
57 From Rams[B]
3 74
4 TBD
TBD From Cowboys[C]
5 TBD
TBD From Giants[D]
TBD From Ravens[E]
6 TBD Traded to the Baltimore Ravens[E]
7 TBD Traded to the Dallas Cowboys[C]
TBD Traded to the San Francisco 49ers[F] From Cardinals[G]
TBD Traded to the Kansas City Chiefs[H] From 49ers[F]

Notes

  • Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined when compensatory selections are awarded at the NFL's annual spring owners' meetings.
  1. ^ The Panthers traded a second-round selection, 2023 first- and second-round selections (9th and 61st overall), a 2024 first-round selection (1st overall) and WR D. J. Moore to the Chicago Bears in exchange for a 2023 first-round selection (1st overall).[1]
  2. ^ The Panthers traded a 2024 second-round selection (39th overall) to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for a second-round selection, and 2024 second- and fifth-round selections (52nd and 155th overall).[2]
  3. ^ a b The Panthers traded a seventh-round selection and WR Jonathan Mingo to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a fourth-round selection.[3]
  4. ^ The Panthers traded a 2024 fifth-round selection and LB Brian Burns to the New York Giants in exchange for a conditional fifth-round selection, and 2024 second- and fifth-round selections.[4]
  5. ^ a b The Panthers traded a sixth-round selection and WR Diontae Johnson to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for a fifth-round selection.[5]
  6. ^ a b The Panthers traded a conditional seventh-round selection and K Zane Gonzalez to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for a conditional seventh-round selection.[6]
  7. ^ The Panthers traded WR Robbie Chosen to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for a seventh-round selection and a 2024 sixth-round selection.[7]
  8. ^ The Panthers traded a conditional seventh-round selection to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for a conditional seventh-round selection and WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette.[8]

Staff

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Front office
  • Owner – David Tepper
  • President – Kristi Coleman
  • President of football operations/general manager – Dan Morgan
  • Executive vice president of football operations – Brandt Tilis
  • Director of player personnel – Cole Spencer
  • Director of college scouting – Jared Kirksey
  • Assistant director of college scouting – Dave Whittington
  • VP of development/football administration – Brian Decker
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
 
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Ejiro Evero
  • Defensive passing game coordinator – Jonathan Cooley
  • Defensive line – Todd Wash
  • Linebackers – Peter Hansen
  • Outside linebackers – A. C. Carter
  • Secondary – Renaldo Hill
  • Senior defensive assistant – Dom Capers
  • Defensive assistant – Mayur Chaudhari
  • Defensive quality control – Vacant
Special teams coaches
Support staff
  • Senior assistant – Jim Caldwell
  • Vice president of team development – Brian Decker
  • Director of coaching development – Scott Cooper
  • Game management coordinator – George Li
Strength and conditioning
  • Head athletic trainer – Vacant
  • Strength and conditioning – Jeremy Scott
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Thomas Barbeau
  • Human performance assistant – Timothy Rabas

Coaching staff
Front office
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Current roster

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Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams


Reserve

Impending free agents (FA)

Restricted free agents (RFA)

Exclusive-rights free agents (ERFA)

As of February 6, 2025. Rookies in italics.

37 active, 14 reserve, 28 free agent(s)

Preseason

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The Panthers' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in May, in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule.

Regular season

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2025 opponents

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Listed below are the Panthers' opponents for 2025. Exact dates and times will be announced in May.[9]

Category Home Away
Division opponents
(NFC South)
Atlanta Falcons
New Orleans Saints
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Conference opponents
(NFC West)
Los Angeles Rams
Seattle Seahawks
Arizona Cardinals
San Francisco 49ers
Conference opponents
(based on 2024 division placement)
Dallas Cowboys Green Bay Packers
Interconference opponents
(AFC East)
Buffalo Bills
Miami Dolphins
New England Patriots
New York Jets
Interconference opponent
(based on 2024 division placement)
Jacksonville Jaguars

References

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  1. ^ McDaniel, Mike (March 10, 2023). "Bears Trade No. 1 Pick in 2023 NFL Draft to Panthers, per Reports". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Jackson, Stu (April 26, 2024). "Rams trade 52nd pick to Panthers". therams.com. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  3. ^ Hill, Kassidy (November 5, 2024). "Panthers trade Jonathan Mingo to Dallas". panthers.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  4. ^ Edholm, Eric (March 11, 2024). "Giants to trade for Panthers' Brian Burns, agree to five-year, $150M deal with LB". NFL.com.
  5. ^ Brown, Clifton (October 29, 2024). "Ravens to Trade for Panthers Wide Receiver Diontae Johnson". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "49ers Announce Trade for Kicker Zane Gonzalez". 49ers.com. March 24, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  7. ^ Urban, Darren (October 17, 2022). "With Offense Struggling, Cardinals Trade For Wide Receiver Robbie Anderson". Arizona Cardinals.
  8. ^ Gantt, Darin (August 29, 2023). "Wide receiver acquired in trade with Chiefs". panthers.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  9. ^ "2025 Opponents Determined". NFL Football Operations. January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
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