In just four short days we will finally know who the Carolina Panthers will select with their first pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Whether or not that pick will be the No. 8 overall pick that they currently hold or some other result through the chicanery and magic of draft day trades remains to be seen. What we do know is that their roster is closer to a deli slice of swiss cheese than anything else: paper thin and full of holes.
The need of theirs that stands out the most has been apparent since before the 2024 season even began and it has remained, fairly consistently, the need that most fans have wanted and expected the team to address early—if not often—in the draft this year.