2025 Carolina Panthers season

2025 Carolina Panthers season
2025 Carolina Panthers season
Owner	David Tepper
General manager	Dan Morgan
Head coach	Dave Canales
Home field	Bank of America Stadium
	← 2024; Panthers seasons; 2026 →;

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.

Draft

2025 Carolina Panthers Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Notes
1	8
2	39	Traded to Chicago Bears^[A]
2	TBD		From LA Rams^[B]
3	74
4	TBD
4	TBD		From Dallas^[C]
5	TBD
5	TBD		From Baltimore^[D]
6	TBD	Traded to Baltimore Ravens^[D]
7	TBD	Traded to Dallas Cowboys^[C]
7	TBD		From Arizona^[E]

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.

^ Carolina traded a second-round selection, WR D. J. Moore, 2023 first- and second-round selections (9th and 61st overall), and a 2024 first-round selection (1st overall) to Chicago in exchange for a 2023 first-round selection (1st overall).^[1]
^ LA Rams traded a second-round selection and their 2024 second- and fifth-round selections (52nd and 155th overall) to Carolina in exchange for a 2024 second-round selection (39th overall).^[2]
^ ^a ^b Dallas traded a fourth-round selection to Carolina in exchange for WR Jonathan Mingo and a seventh-round selection.^[3]
^ ^a ^b Baltimore traded a fifth-round selection to Carolina in exchange for WR Diontae Johnson and a sixth-round selection.^[4]
^ Arizona traded a seventh-round selection and a 2024 sixth-round selection to Carolina in exchange for WR Robbie Anderson.^[5]

Staff

**Carolina Panthers 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 Head coach – Dave Canales Assistant head coach/run game coordinator – Harold Goodwin Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Brad Idzik Passing game coordinator – Nate Carroll Quarterbacks – Will Harriger Running backs – Bernie Parmalee Wide receivers – Rob Moore Tight ends – Pat McPherson Offensive line – Joe Gilbert Assistant offensive line – Keli'i Kekuewa Offensive assistant – Mike Bercovici Offensive quality control – Dean Petzing			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Ejiro Evero Defensive passing game coordinator – Jonathan Cooley Defensive line – Todd Wash Linebackers – Peter Hansen Outside linebackers – Vacant Secondary – Vacant Assistant defensive backs – DeAngelo Hall Senior defensive assistant – Dom Capers Defensive assistant – Mayur Chaudhari Defensive quality control – Vacant Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Tracy Smith Assistant special teams coordinator – Daren Bates 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 – Kevin King Strength and conditioning – Jeremy Scott Strength and conditioning assistant – Thomas Barbeau Human performance assistant – Timothy Rabas → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

**Carolina Panthers roster**
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Quarterbacks (QB) 16 Jack Plummer 9 Bryce Young Running backs (RB) 24 Jonathon Brooks 6 Miles Sanders Wide receivers (WR) 18 Jalen Coker 30 Chuba Hubbard 17 Xavier Legette 19 Adam Thielen Tight ends (TE) 0 Ja'Tavion Sanders		Offensive linemen (OL) 79 Ikem Ekwonu LT 50 Robert Hunt G 61 Jarrett Kingston G 68 Damien Lewis G 72 Taylor Moton RT 77 Yosh Nijman LT 62 Chandler Zavala G Defensive linemen (DL) -- Popo Aumavae DT 95 Derrick Brown DE 96 Jaden Crumedy DT 74 Sam Roberts DT 94 A'Shawn Robinson DE 99 Shy Tuttle DT		Linebackers (LB) 38 Amaré Barno OLB 53 Claudin Cherelus ILB 7 Jadeveon Clowney OLB 47 Josey Jewell ILB 52 D. J. Johnson OLB 49 Jon Rhattigan ILB 56 Trevin Wallace ILB 41 Jacoby Windmon OLB 98 D. J. Wonnum OLB Defensive backs (DB) 27 Shemar Bartholomew CB 29 Akayleb Evans CB 8 Jaycee Horn CB 23 Dane Jackson CB 36 Demani Richardson SS 26 Chau Smith-Wade CB Special teams		Reserve 39 Emani Bailey RB (Futures) 65 Ja'Tyre Carter G (Futures) 46 Dominique Dafney TE (Futures) 55 Kenny Dyson OLB (Futures) 48 Thomas Incoom OLB (Futures) 15 T. J. Luther WR (Futures) 81 Jordan Matthews TE (Futures) 12 Dax Milne WR (Futures) 60 Andrew Raym C (Futures) 73 Brandon Walton LT (Futures) Impending free agents (FA) 34 Mike Boone RB 70 Brady Christensen C 63 Austin Corbett C 14 Andy Dalton QB 31 Caleb Farley CB 42 Sam Franklin Jr. SS 84 Feleipe Franks TE 20 Jordan Fuller FS 45 Cam Gill OLB 10 Johnny Hekker P 2 Mike Jackson CB 44 J. J. Jansen LS 32 Lonnie Johnson Jr. CB 83 David Moore WR 4 Eddy Piñeiro K 21 Nick Scott SS 80 Ian Thomas TE 54 Shaq Thompson ILB 82 Tommy Tremble TE 75 DeShawn Williams DT 25 Xavier Woods FS Restricted free agents (RFA) 3 Raheem Blackshear RB 88 Dan Chisena WR 28 Velus Jones Jr. WR 64 Cade Mays C 13 Deven Thompkins WR Exclusive-rights free agents (ERFA) 93 LaBryan Ray DE 57 Chandler Wooten ILB As of January 6, 2025. Rookies in italics. 37 active, 10 reserve, 28 free agent(s) Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

The Panthers' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season

2025 opponents

Listed below are the Panthers' opponents for 2025. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.^[6]

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

^ McDaniel, Mike (March 10, 2023). "Bears Trade No. 1 Pick in 2023 NFL Draft to Panthers, per Reports". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
^ Jackson, Stu (April 26, 2024). "Rams trade 52nd pick to Panthers". therams.com. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
^ Hill, Kassidy (November 5, 2024). "Panthers trade Jonathan Mingo to Dallas". panthers.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
^ Brown, Clifton (October 29, 2024). "Ravens to Trade for Panthers Wide Receiver Diontae Johnson". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
^ Urban, Darren (October 17, 2022). "With Offense Struggling, Cardinals Trade For Wide Receiver Robbie Anderson". Arizona Cardinals.
^ "2025 Opponents Determined". NFL Football Operations. January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.

External links

Official website

[Bears-2] Carolina traded a second-round selection, WR D. J. Moore, 2023 first- and second-round selections (9th and 61st overall), and a 2024 first-round selection (1st overall) to Chicago in exchange for a 2023 first-round selection (1st overall).^[1]

[Rams-4] LA Rams traded a second-round selection and their 2024 second- and fifth-round selections (52nd and 155th overall) to Carolina in exchange for a 2024 second-round selection (39th overall).^[2]

[Cowboys-6] Dallas traded a fourth-round selection to Carolina in exchange for WR Jonathan Mingo and a seventh-round selection.^[3]

[Ravens-8] Baltimore traded a fifth-round selection to Carolina in exchange for WR Diontae Johnson and a sixth-round selection.^[4]

[Cardinals-10] Arizona traded a seventh-round selection and a 2024 sixth-round selection to Carolina in exchange for WR Robbie Anderson.^[5]

[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.

[3] Jackson, Stu (April 26, 2024). "Rams trade 52nd pick to Panthers". therams.com. Retrieved April 27, 2024.

[5] Hill, Kassidy (November 5, 2024). "Panthers trade Jonathan Mingo to Dallas". panthers.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

[7] Brown, Clifton (October 29, 2024). "Ravens to Trade for Panthers Wide Receiver Diontae Johnson". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved October 29, 2024.

[9] Urban, Darren (October 17, 2022). "With Offense Struggling, Cardinals Trade For Wide Receiver Robbie Anderson". Arizona Cardinals.

[11] "2025 Opponents Determined". NFL Football Operations. January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.

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