Carolina Panthers draft history

240 picks since 1995 · 32 first-round picks

Who have the Panthers drafted?

The Carolina Panthers have made 240 draft picks since 1995, 32 of them in the first round. The best of them: Luke Kuechly, 9th overall in 2012, with the Hall of Fame and 2 league awards and 7 Pro Bowls. Their latest first-round pick is Monroe Freeling, 19th overall in 2026. Of the 7 first-round picks from 2017 to 2023, 4 have made a Pro Bowl.

First-round picks By round Every pick by year

Panthers first-round picks

Carolina Panthers first-round draft picks, newest first
Draft	Pick	Player	Pos	Career
2026	19	Monroe FreelingGeorgia	OT	4 games
2025	8	Tetairoa McMillanArizona	WR	21 games, 1 season as a starter
2024	32	Xavier LegetteSouth Carolina	WR	33 games, 2 seasons as a starter
2023	1	Bryce YoungAlabama	QB	50 games, 2 seasons as a starter
2022	6	Ikem EkwonuNorth Carolina St.	T	64 games, 4 seasons as a starter
2021	8	Jaycee HornSouth Carolina	DB	56 games, 3 seasons as a starter, 2 Pro Bowls
2020	7	Derrick BrownAuburn	DT	88 games, 5 seasons as a starter, 1 Pro Bowl
2019	16	Brian BurnsFlorida St.	DE	117 games, 6 seasons as a starter, 3 Pro Bowls
2018	24	D.J. MooreMaryland	WR	135 games, 8 seasons as a starter
2017	8	Christian McCaffreyStanford	RB	116 games, 6 seasons as a starter, 4 Pro Bowls, 3× All-Pro
2016	30	Vernon ButlerLouisiana Tech	DT	77 games, 2 seasons as a starter
2015	25	Shaq ThompsonWashington	OLB	135 games, 8 seasons as a starter
2014	28	Kelvin BenjaminFlorida St.	WR	61 games, 4 seasons as a starter
2013	14	Star LotuleleiUtah	DT	119 games, 7 seasons as a starter
2012	9	Luke KuechlyHOFBoston Col.	LB	118 games, 8 seasons as a starter, 7 Pro Bowls, 5× All-Pro
2011	1	Cam NewtonAuburn	QB	148 games, 9 seasons as a starter, 3 Pro Bowls, 1× All-Pro
2008	13	Jonathan StewartOregon	RB	134 games, 5 seasons as a starter, 1 Pro Bowl
2008	19	Jeff OtahPittsburgh	T	29 games, 2 seasons as a starter
2007	25	Jon BeasonMiami (FL)	LB	93 games, 5 seasons as a starter, 3 Pro Bowls, 1× All-Pro
2006	27	DeAngelo WilliamsMemphis	RB	142 games, 6 seasons as a starter, 1 Pro Bowl
2005	14	Thomas DavisGeorgia	LB	199 games, 12 seasons as a starter, 3 Pro Bowls, 1× All-Pro
2004	28	Chris GambleOhio St.	DB	123 games, 8 seasons as a starter
2003	8	Jordan GrossUtah	T	167 games, 11 seasons as a starter, 3 Pro Bowls, 1× All-Pro
2002	2	Julius PeppersHOFNorth Carolina	DE	266 games, 16 seasons as a starter, 9 Pro Bowls, 3× All-Pro
2001	11	Dan MorganMiami (FL)	LB	59 games, 5 seasons as a starter, 1 Pro Bowl
2000	23	Rashard AndersonJackson St.	DB	27 games, 1 season as a starter
1998	14	Jason PeterNebraska	DE	38 games, 2 seasons as a starter
1997	27	Rae CarruthColorado	WR	22 games, 1 season as a starter
1996	8	Tim BiakabutukaMichigan	RB	50 games, 2 seasons as a starter
1995	5	Kerry CollinsPenn St.	QB	198 games, 11 seasons as a starter, 2 Pro Bowls
1995	22	Tyrone PooleFort Valley St.	DB	144 games, 7 seasons as a starter
1995	29	Blake BrockermeyerTexas	T	136 games, 7 seasons as a starter

How each round turned out

Carolina Panthers picks by round since 1995
Round	Picks	Played a game	Made a Pro Bowl team
1st	32	32 (100%)	14 (44%)
2nd	33	33 (100%)	6 (18%)
3rd	36	32 (89%)	3 (8%)
4th	33	31 (94%)	0 (0%)
5th	37	34 (92%)	2 (5%)
6th	32	25 (78%)	1 (3%)
7th	37	29 (78%)	0 (0%)

Every Panthers pick by year

Every Carolina Panthers draft pick since 1995, newest first
Round, pick	Overall	Player	Pos	Career
2026 draft · 7 picks
1-19	19	Monroe Freeling	OT	4 games
2-17	49	Lee Hunter	DT	4 games
3-19	83	Chris Brazzell II	WR	—
4-29	129	Will Lee III	CB	4 games
5-4	144	Sam Hecht	C	4 games
5-11	151	Zakee Wheatley	S	3 games
7-11	227	Jackson Kuwatch	LB	4 games
2025 draft · 8 picks
1-8	8	Tetairoa McMillan	WR	21 games, 1 season as a starter
2-19	51	Nic Scourton	DE	17 games
3-13	77	Princely Umanmielen	DE	20 games
4-12	114	Trevor Etienne	RB	17 games
4-20	122	Lathan Ransom	SAF	20 games
5-2	140	Cam Jackson	DT	10 games
5-27	163	Mitchell Evans	TE	21 games, 1 season as a starter
6-32	208	Jimmy Horn Jr.	WR	14 games
2024 draft · 7 picks
1-32	32	Xavier Legette	WR	33 games, 2 seasons as a starter
2-14	46	Jonathon Brooks	RB	5 games
3-8	72	Trevin Wallace	LB	27 games, 2 seasons as a starter
4-1	101	Ja'Tavion Sanders	TE	29 games
5-22	157	Chau Smith-Wade	DB	33 games
6-24	200	Jaden Crumedy	DT	11 games
7-20	240	Michael Barrett	LB	—
2023 draft · 5 picks
1-1	1	Bryce Young	QB	50 games, 2 seasons as a starter
2-8	39	Jonathan Mingo	WR	42 games, 1 season as a starter
3-17	80	DJ Johnson	OLB	31 games
4-12	114	Chandler Zavala	G	34 games
5-11	145	Jammie Robinson	DB	28 games
2022 draft · 6 picks
1-6	6	Ikem Ekwonu	T	64 games, 4 seasons as a starter
3-30	94	Matt Corral	QB	—
4-15	120	Brandon Smith	LB	14 games
6-10	189	Amare Barno	DE	29 games
6-21	199	Cade Mays	OL	52 games, 1 season as a starter
7-21	242	Kalon Barnes	CB	2 games
2021 draft · 11 picks
1-8	8	Jaycee Horn	DB	56 games, 3 seasons as a starter, 2 Pro Bowls
2-27	59	Terrace Marshall Jr.	WR	43 games, 1 season as a starter
3-6	70	Brady Christensen	OL	59 games, 1 season as a starter
3-20	83	Tommy Tremble	TE	82 games, 2 seasons as a starter
4-21	126	Chuba Hubbard	RB	83 games, 2 seasons as a starter
5-14	158	Daviyon Nixon	DT	14 games
5-22	166	Keith Taylor	DB	47 games
6-9	193	Deonte Brown	OL	3 games
6-20	204	Shi Smith	WR	23 games
6-38	222	Thomas Fletcher	LS	—
7-4	232	Phil Hoskins	DT	13 games
2020 draft · 7 picks
1-7	7	Derrick Brown	DT	88 games, 5 seasons as a starter, 1 Pro Bowl
2-6	38	Yetur Gross-Matos	DE	74 games, 1 season as a starter
2-32	64	Jeremy Chinn	S	90 games, 5 seasons as a starter
4-7	113	Troy Pride Jr.	CB	17 games
5-6	152	Kenny Robinson	S	19 games
6-5	184	Bravvion Roy	DT	45 games, 1 season as a starter
7-7	221	Stantley Thomas-Oliver III	CB	26 games
2019 draft · 7 picks
1-16	16	Brian Burns	DE	117 games, 6 seasons as a starter, 3 Pro Bowls
2-5	37	Greg Little	T	31 games
3-36	100	Will Grier	QB	2 games
4-13	115	Christian Miller	LB	7 games
5-16	154	Jordan Scarlett	RB	10 games
6-39	212	Dennis Daley	T	54 games, 2 seasons as a starter
7-23	237	Terry Godwin	WR	3 games
2018 draft · 8 picks
1-24	24	D.J. Moore	WR	135 games, 8 seasons as a starter
2-23	55	Donte Jackson	CB	116 games, 8 seasons as a starter
3-21	85	Rashaan Gaulden	CB	27 games
4-1	101	Ian Thomas	TE	118 games, 3 seasons as a starter
4-36	136	Marquis Haynes	OLB	73 games
5-24	161	Jermaine Carter	LB	72 games, 2 seasons as a starter
7-16	234	Andre Smith	ILB	62 games
7-24	242	Kendrick Norton	DT	—
2017 draft · 7 picks
1-8	8	Christian McCaffrey	RB	116 games, 6 seasons as a starter, 4 Pro Bowls, 3× All-Pro
2-8	40	Curtis Samuel	WR	111 games, 5 seasons as a starter
2-32	64	Taylor Moton	G	145 games, 8 seasons as a starter
3-13	77	Daeshon Hall	DE	13 games
5-8	152	Corn Elder	CB	35 games
6-8	192	Alexander Armah	FB	78 games
7-15	233	Harrison Butker	K	141 games, 3 seasons as a starter
2016 draft · 5 picks
1-30	30	Vernon Butler	DT	77 games, 2 seasons as a starter
2-31	62	James Bradberry	CB	125 games, 8 seasons as a starter, 1 Pro Bowl
3-14	77	Daryl Worley	CB	99 games, 4 seasons as a starter
5-2	141	Zack Sanchez	CB	5 games
7-31	252	Beau Sandland	TE	—
2015 draft · 5 picks
1-25	25	Shaq Thompson	OLB	135 games, 8 seasons as a starter
2-9	41	Devin Funchess	WR	62 games, 2 seasons as a starter
4-3	102	Daryl Williams	G	89 games, 5 seasons as a starter
5-33	169	David Mayo	LB	132 games, 1 season as a starter
5-38	174	Cameron Artis-Payne	RB	32 games
2014 draft · 6 picks
1-28	28	Kelvin Benjamin	WR	61 games, 4 seasons as a starter
2-28	60	Kony Ealy	DE	65 games
3-28	92	Trai Turner	OL	126 games, 9 seasons as a starter, 5 Pro Bowls
4-28	128	Tre Boston	DB	104 games, 4 seasons as a starter
5-8	148	Bene Benwikere	DB	54 games, 1 season as a starter
6-28	204	Tyler Gaffney	RB	—
2013 draft · 5 picks
1-14	14	Star Lotulelei	DT	119 games, 7 seasons as a starter
2-12	44	Kawann Short	DT	99 games, 5 seasons as a starter, 2 Pro Bowls
4-11	108	Edmund Kugbila	OL	—
5-15	148	A.J. Klein	LB	146 games, 5 seasons as a starter
6-14	182	Kenjon Barner	RB	76 games
2012 draft · 7 picks
1-9	9	Luke KuechlyHOF	LB	118 games, 8 seasons as a starter, 7 Pro Bowls, 5× All-Pro
2-8	40	Amini Silatolu	G	54 games, 1 season as a starter
4-8	103	Frank Alexander	DE	29 games
4-9	104	Joe Adams	WR	9 games
5-8	143	Josh Norman	DB	141 games, 8 seasons as a starter, 1 Pro Bowl, 1× All-Pro
6-37	207	Brad Nortman	P	96 games
7-9	216	D.J. Campbell	DB	9 games
2011 draft · 8 picks
1-1	1	Cam Newton	QB	148 games, 9 seasons as a starter, 3 Pro Bowls, 1× All-Pro
3-1	65	Terrell McClain	DT	92 games, 2 seasons as a starter
3-33	97	Sione Fua	DT	40 games, 1 season as a starter
4-1	98	Brandon Hogan	DB	3 games
5-1	132	Kealoha Pilares	WR	20 games
6-1	166	Lawrence Wilson	LB	—
6-38	203	Zachary Williams	OL	—
7-41	244	Lee Ziemba	T	6 games
2010 draft · 10 picks
2-16	48	Jimmy Clausen	QB	21 games, 1 season as a starter
3-14	78	Brandon LaFell	WR	125 games, 5 seasons as a starter
3-25	89	Armanti Edwards	WR	41 games
4-26	124	Eric Norwood	LB	28 games
6-6	175	Greg Hardy	DE	75 games, 4 seasons as a starter, 1 Pro Bowl
6-29	198	David Gettis	WR	17 games, 1 season as a starter
6-33	202	Jordon Pugh	DB	44 games
6-35	204	Tony Pike	QB	1 games
7-16	223	R.J. Stanford	DB	46 games
7-42	249	Robert McClain	DB	94 games, 1 season as a starter
2009 draft · 7 picks
2-11	43	Everette Brown	DE	44 games
2-27	59	Sherrod Martin	DB	84 games, 2 seasons as a starter
3-29	93	Corvey Irvin	DT	24 games
4-11	111	Mike Goodson	RB	42 games
4-28	128	Tony Fiammetta	RB	51 games, 2 seasons as a starter
5-27	163	Duke Robinson	G	—
7-7	216	Captain Munnerlyn	DB	154 games, 4 seasons as a starter
2008 draft · 9 picks
1-13	13	Jonathan Stewart	RB	134 games, 5 seasons as a starter, 1 Pro Bowl
1-19	19	Jeff Otah	T	29 games, 2 seasons as a starter
3-4	67	Charles Godfrey	DB	95 games, 5 seasons as a starter
3-11	74	Dan Connor	LB	62 games, 2 seasons as a starter
5-6	141	Gary Barnidge	TE	124 games, 4 seasons as a starter, 1 Pro Bowl
6-15	181	Nick Hayden	DT	76 games, 4 seasons as a starter
7-14	221	Hilee Taylor	LB	16 games
7-34	241	Geoff Schwartz	T	74 games, 2 seasons as a starter
7-43	250	Mackenzy Bernadeau	G	111 games, 2 seasons as a starter
2007 draft · 8 picks
1-25	25	Jon Beason	LB	93 games, 5 seasons as a starter, 3 Pro Bowls, 1× All-Pro
2-13	45	Dwayne Jarrett	WR	32 games
2-27	59	Ryan Kalil	C	155 games, 9 seasons as a starter, 5 Pro Bowls, 2× All-Pro
3-19	83	Charles Johnson	DE	143 games, 8 seasons as a starter
4-19	118	Ryne Robinson	WR	16 games
5-18	155	Dante Rosario	TE	122 games, 1 season as a starter
5-27	164	Tim Shaw	LB	80 games
7-16	226	C.J. Wilson	DB	23 games
2006 draft · 8 picks
1-27	27	DeAngelo Williams	RB	142 games, 6 seasons as a starter, 1 Pro Bowl
2-26	58	Richard Marshall	DB	124 games, 3 seasons as a starter
3-24	88	James Anderson	LB	123 games, 4 seasons as a starter
3-25	89	Rashad Butler	T	51 games
4-24	121	Nate Salley	DB	24 games
5-22	155	Jeff King	TE	108 games, 6 seasons as a starter
7-26	234	Will Montgomery	G	110 games, 4 seasons as a starter
7-29	237	Stanley McClover	DE	14 games
2005 draft · 10 picks
1-14	14	Thomas Davis	LB	199 games, 12 seasons as a starter, 3 Pro Bowls, 1× All-Pro
2-22	54	Eric Shelton	RB	9 games
3-15	79	Evan Mathis	G	134 games, 6 seasons as a starter, 2 Pro Bowls, 1× All-Pro
3-25	89	Atiyyah Ellison	DT	15 games
4-20	121	Stefan LeFors	QB	—
5-13	149	Adam Seward	LB	43 games
5-33	169	Geoff Hangartner	C	118 games, 5 seasons as a starter
5-35	171	Ben Emanuel	DB	11 games
6-15	189	Jovan Haye	DE	73 games, 3 seasons as a starter
6-33	207	Joe Berger	T	145 games, 5 seasons as a starter
2004 draft · 6 picks
1-28	28	Chris Gamble	DB	123 games, 8 seasons as a starter
2-30	62	Keary Colbert	WR	75 games, 3 seasons as a starter
3-31	94	Travelle Wharton	T	115 games, 8 seasons as a starter
5-31	163	Drew Carter	WR	33 games
6-31	196	Sean Tufts	LB	15 games
7-31	232	Michael Gaines	TE	83 games, 2 seasons as a starter
2003 draft · 8 picks
1-8	8	Jordan Gross	T	167 games, 11 seasons as a starter, 3 Pro Bowls, 1× All-Pro
2-18	50	Bruce Nelson	G	15 games
3-12	76	Mike Seidman	TE	43 games
3-18	82	Ricky Manning, Jr.	DB	84 games, 1 season as a starter
4-22	119	Colin Branch	DB	48 games, 1 season as a starter
5-10	145	Kindal Moorehead	DT	89 games, 1 season as a starter
7-12	226	Walter Young	WR	9 games
7-33	247	Casey Moore	RB	—
2002 draft · 10 picks
1-2	2	Julius PeppersHOF	DE	266 games, 16 seasons as a starter, 9 Pro Bowls, 3× All-Pro
2-2	34	DeShaun Foster	RB	79 games, 3 seasons as a starter
3-2	67	Matt Schobel	TE	99 games, 1 season as a starter
3-8	73	Will Witherspoon	LB	189 games, 8 seasons as a starter
4-2	100	Dante Wesley	DB	107 games
5-2	137	Randy Fasani	QB	4 games
5-10	145	Kyle Johnson	RB	45 games, 2 seasons as a starter
6-2	174	Keith Heinrich	TE	22 games
7-2	213	Pete Campion	G	—
7-47	258	Brad Franklin	DB	4 games
2001 draft · 8 picks
1-11	11	Dan Morgan	LB	59 games, 5 seasons as a starter, 1 Pro Bowl
2-13	44	Kris Jenkins	DT	108 games, 6 seasons as a starter, 4 Pro Bowls, 2× All-Pro
3-12	74	Steve Smith	WR	219 games, 14 seasons as a starter, 5 Pro Bowls, 2× All-Pro
4-11	106	Chris Weinke	QB	29 games, 1 season as a starter
5-12	143	Jarrod Cooper	DB	87 games, 1 season as a starter
6-12	175	Dee Brown	RB	43 games
7-11	211	Louis Williams	C	2 games
7-27	227	Mike Roberg	TE	13 games
2000 draft · 7 picks
1-23	23	Rashard Anderson	DB	27 games, 1 season as a starter
2-26	57	Deon Grant	DB	176 games, 10 seasons as a starter
3-20	82	Leander Jordan	T	37 games, 1 season as a starter
4-26	120	Alvin McKinley	DE	97 games, 3 seasons as a starter
5-18	147	Gillis Wilson	DE	5 games
6-16	182	Jeno James	G	94 games, 4 seasons as a starter
7-15	221	Lester Towns	LB	61 games, 2 seasons as a starter
1999 draft · 5 picks
2-3	34	Chris Terry	T	100 games, 7 seasons as a starter
2-7	38	Mike Rucker	DE	139 games, 7 seasons as a starter, 1 Pro Bowl
4-5	100	Hannibal Navies	LB	96 games, 3 seasons as a starter
6-6	175	Robert Daniel	DE	—
7-5	211	Tony Booth	DB	—
1998 draft · 8 picks
1-14	14	Jason Peter	DE	38 games, 2 seasons as a starter
3-1	62	Chuck Wiley	DE	79 games, 1 season as a starter
3-12	73	Mitch Marrow	DE	—
4-14	106	Donald Hayes	WR	63 games, 2 seasons as a starter
5-13	136	Jerry Jensen	LB	10 games
6-12	165	Damien Richardson	DB	77 games, 1 season as a starter
7-7	196	Viliami Maumau	DT	1 games
7-39	228	Jim Turner	WR	—
1997 draft · 6 picks
1-27	27	Rae Carruth	WR	22 games, 1 season as a starter
2-26	56	Mike Minter	DB	148 games, 9 seasons as a starter
3-27	87	Kinnon Tatum	LB	31 games
4-26	122	Tarek Saleh	LB	59 games
6-26	189	Matt Finkes	DE	8 games
7-27	228	Kris Mangum	TE	126 games, 4 seasons as a starter
1996 draft · 10 picks
1-8	8	Tim Biakabutuka	RB	50 games, 2 seasons as a starter
2-13	43	Muhsin Muhammad	WR	202 games, 12 seasons as a starter, 2 Pro Bowls, 1× All-Pro
3-12	73	Winslow Oliver	RB	64 games
3-27	88	J.C. Price	DT	—
4-11	106	Norberto Garrido	T	68 games, 3 seasons as a starter
4-16	111	Emmanuel McDaniel	DB	75 games
5-10	142	Marquette Smith	RB	—
6-26	193	Scott Greene	RB	34 games, 1 season as a starter
7-8	217	Donnell Baker	WR	—
7-25	234	Kerry Hicks	DE	2 games
1995 draft · 11 picks
1-5	5	Kerry Collins	QB	198 games, 11 seasons as a starter, 2 Pro Bowls
1-22	22	Tyrone Poole	DB	144 games, 7 seasons as a starter
1-29	29	Blake Brockermeyer	T	136 games, 7 seasons as a starter
2-4	36	Shawn King	DE	48 games, 1 season as a starter
4-34	132	Frank Garcia	C	125 games, 5 seasons as a starter
5-1	135	Michael Senters	DB	—
5-37	171	Andrew Peterson	T	4 games
6-17	188	Steve Strahan	DT	—
6-20	191	Jerry Colquitt	QB	—
7-1	209	Chad Cota	DB	125 games, 5 seasons as a starter
7-41	249	Michael Reed	DB	3 games

Picks and careers from nflverse's draft file (Pro-Football-Reference's numbers): games, seasons as a starter, Pro Bowls and All-Pro first teams, for any club. Drafts before 1980 are not all on file, so the list starts there.