Now that their 2024 season is over and their 2025 draft position is set, who will the Carolina Panthers be angling for with the eighth overall pick this April? Let's see what the experts think. Here's what the early mock drafts are saying about the Panthers and their first-round targets .

For the first time since 2020, the Atlanta Falcons will go into the offseason without a top-10 draft pick. The team is on track to land the No. 17 overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft entering Sunday’s season finale against the Carolina Panthers.

The Carolina Panthers will pick in the top 10 of the NFL Draft for the fifth time in six years. Another last-place finish in the NFC South will do that to you.

The Carolina Panthers concluded their 2024 season on Sunday by not only securing a 44-38 win over the Atlanta Falcons, but also their positioning for the 2025 NFL draft.

Tyler Warren has played in 55 games at Penn State, totaling 1,764 yards and 19 touchdowns ahead of the CFP semifinals.

Speaking of having a man—the Patriots, and whoever will be coaching them, need to build around last year’s third overall pick Drake Maye. So, this pick could send the 22-year-old some much-needed protection or a much-needed go-to target.

While it was a disappointing end to the 2024 season for the Carolina Panthers, they have plenty of momentum to carry into the offseason. They ended the year with a bang, defeating the rival Atlanta Falcons 44-38 in a thriller of a game.