List of Carolina Panthers first-round draft picks
AP Offensive Rookie of the Year
award.The Carolina Panthers joined the National Football League (NFL) in 1995 as the league's 29th franchise.[1] Their first ever selection was Kerry Collins, a quarterback from Penn State, in the 1995 NFL draft. The team's most recent first-round selection (1st pick overall) was Bryce Young, a quarterback from Alabama, in the 2023 NFL draft.
Every year during April, each NFL franchise seeks to add new players to its roster through a collegiate
the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting" but more commonly known as the NFL Draft. Teams are ranked in inverse order based on the previous season's record, with the worst record picking first, and the second worst picking second and so on. The two exceptions to this order are made for teams that appeared in the previous Super Bowl; the Super Bowl champion always picks 32nd, and the Super Bowl loser always picks 31st. Teams have the option of trading away their picks to other teams for different picks, players, cash, or a combination thereof. Thus, it is not uncommon for a team's actual draft pick to differ from their assigned draft pick, or for a team to have extra or no draft picks in any round due to these trades.[2]
The Panthers' only first overall selection came in 2011, when they selected quarterback
.Collins, the team's first ever selection, made the
AP Defensive Rookie of the Year award one year after Newton's offensive ROTY.[8]
When the Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars joined the league together in 1995, both teams participated in an expansion draft, where they selected players from 30 existing NFL teams.[9] This list does not include players selected in that draft.
Key
| § | Denotes player who has been selected NFL Most Valuable Player
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| † | Denotes player who has been selected AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year
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| ‡ | Denotes player who has been selected AP Offensive or Defensive Rookie of the Year
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| # | Denotes player who has been selected to the Pro Bowl with the Panthers |
| Bold | Denotes player who is currently active in the NFL |
Player selections
AP Defensive Rookie of the Year
award in 2012.| Year | Pick | Player name | Position | College | Awards[10] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5[A] | Kerry Collins # | QB | Penn State | *) |
| 22 | Tyrone Poole | CB | Fort Valley State | *Pro Football Weekly/PFWA All-Rookie (1995) | |
| 29 | Blake Brockermeyer | OT
|
Texas | *Pro Football Weekly/PFWA All-Rookie (1995) | |
| 1996 | 8 | Tshimanga Biakabutuka | RB | Michigan | |
| 1997 | 27 | Rae Carruth | WR | Colorado | *Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie (1997) |
| 1998 | 14 | Jason Peter | DE | Nebraska | |
| 1999 | —[B] | No Pick (traded to New Orleans) | |||
| 2000 | 23[C] | Rashard Anderson | DB | Jackson State | |
| 2001 | 11 | Dan Morgan # | LB | Miami (FL) | *Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie (2001) *Pro Bowl (2004) |
| 2002 | 2[D] | Julius Peppers ‡ # | DE | North Carolina | *Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie (2002) *) |
| 2003 | 8 | Jordan Gross # | OT
|
Utah | *Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie (2003) *3× Pro Bowl (2008, 2010, 2013) *All-Pro (2008) |
| 2004 | 28 | Chris Gamble | CB | Ohio State | *Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie (2004) |
| 2005 | 14 | Thomas Davis #
|
LB | Georgia | *Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year (2014) *3x Pro Bowl (2015, 2016, 2017) |
| 2006 | 27 | DeAngelo Williams # | RB | Memphis | *Pro Bowl (2009) *All-Pro (2008) |
| 2007 | 25[E] | Jon Beason # | LB | Miami (FL) | *Pro Football Weekly/PFWA All-Rookie (2007) *3x Pro Bowl (2008, 2009, 2010) *2x All-Pro (2008, 2009) |
| 2008 | 13 | Jonathan Stewart # | RB | Oregon | *Pro Bowl (2015) |
| 19[F] | Jeff Otah | OT
|
Pittsburgh | ||
| 2009 | No Pick (traded to Buffalo) | ||||
| 2010 | No Pick (traded to San Francisco)[G] | ||||
| 2011 | 1 | Cam Newton § † ‡ # | QB | Auburn | *Pro Football Weekly/PFWA All-Rookie (2011) *) |
| 2012 | 9 | Luke Kuechly † ‡ # | LB | Boston College | *Pro Football Weekly/PFWA All-Rookie (2012) *) |
| 2013 | 14 | Star Lotulelei | DT | Utah | *PFWA All-Rookie (2013) |
| 2014 | 28 | Kelvin Benjamin | WR | Florida State | |
| 2015 | 25 | Shaq Thompson | LB | Washington | |
| 2016 | 30 | Vernon Butler | DT | Louisiana Tech | |
| 2017 | 8 | Christian McCaffrey # | RB | Stanford | *Pro-Bowl (2019) *2x All-Pro (2018, 2019) |
| 2018 | 24 | D. J. Moore | WR | Maryland | *PFWA All-Rookie (2018) |
| 2019 | 16 | Brian Burns # | DE | Florida State | *Pro-Bowl ( 2022 )
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| 2020 | 7 | Derrick Brown | DT | Auburn | *PFWA All-Rookie (2020) |
| 2021 | 8 | Jaycee Horn | CB | South Carolina | |
| 2022 | 6 | Ikem Ekwonu | OT
|
NC State | |
| 2023 | 1 | Bryce Young | QB | Alabama | |
Notes
- Notes
- ^ The Panthers acquired this pick from the Bengals in exchange for the fifth and 36th picks.
- Washington for defensive end Sean Gilbert.
- Washington.
- ^ Although the Panthers finished the previous season with a league-worst 1-15 record, the first overall pick was awarded to an expansion team, the Houston Texans.
- ^ The Panthers acquired this pick, a second-round (59th overall, used to select Ryan Kalil) and fifth-round (164th overall), used to select Tim Shaw selections from the New York Jets in exchange for the Panthers' first-round (14th overall, used to select Darrelle Revis) and sixth-round (191st overall, later traded to Green Bay, used to select Korey Hall) picks.
- ^ The Panthers acquired this pick from the Eagles in exchange for their 2008 2nd (43rd overall) and 4th (109th overall) round picks, as well as their 2009 1st round pick.
- ^ The Panthers traded their 2010 first-round pick to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for their 2009 second and fourth-round selections (43rd and 111th overall, respectively).
- Footnotes
- ^ "History". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on 2007-04-29. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
- About.com. Archived from the originalon 2007-01-10. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
- ^ "He played a remarkable rookie season...", "He was "a fast receiver who could catch and had big-play potential," said Hurney.""Panther back office testifies for Carruth". CourtTV.com. 2000-12-14. Archived from the original on 2007-05-09. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
- ^ "On a defensive line that suddenly has emerged as one of the league's best young units... Peppers is the linchpin."Len Pasquarelli (2003-08-05). "Peppers has bulked up, improved footwork". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ^ "Beason gives the Panthers the comfort they need at linebacker, where they can't help but be nervous about Dan Morgan's repeated problems with concussions.""What they're saying". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on 2007-05-01. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
- ^ "Carolina Panthers vs. Arizona Cardinals recap - September 11, 2011". ESPN. 2011-09-11. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
- Huffington Post. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
- ^ Marc Sessler (2013-02-02). "Luke Kuechly wins Defensive Rookie of the Year honors". National Football League. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
- ^ "Expansion Draft". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
- ^ "Honors". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
References
- "College Draft History". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-01. Retrieved 2015-07-15.