The Carolina Panthers currently hold three fifth-round picks in the 2025 NFL Draft. By that point in the draft most teams are just scratching lottery tickets, hoping to find a player who can make the 53-man roster, play special teams, and ideally provide some adequate depth.
As I’ve stated in Trade Downs Island’s glorious constitution, few players drafted in Rounds 5-7 go on to have meaningful NFL careers. Sometimes the best thing teams can do with fifth-round picks is use them as trade fodder in this year’s draft, or try to trade them for fourth-round picks next year.