The Panthers added eight players in this year’s draft, led by a talented wide receiving prospect that could be an exclamation point on the entire class.

The Panthers and 2025 No. 8 pick Tetairoa McMillan agreed to a rookie contract, the team announced on Thursday. According to Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk, McMillan's deal is worth $27.9 million over four years. McMillan will now join 2024 first-rounder Xavier Legette as a top target for Carolina quarterback Bryce Young.

The Carolina Panthers might've been ready to pull off one of the biggest shockers of the 2025 NFL draft. On Wednesday, ESPN senior NFL reporter Jeremy Fowler cleaned out his notebook of the final bits of intel from this year's selection process. Included in his coverage of the Panthers was this interesting little nugget . . .