After a long and exciting journey through the 2025 NFL draft, Carolina Panthers general manager Dan Morgan and head coach Dave Canales made one particular message rather clear—and it was that they came away with their guys.

Jackson joins Derrick Brown, A’Shawn Robinson, Tershawn Wharton and Bobby Brown on a completely revamped defensive line. With last year’s sixth-round pick Jaden Crumedy and former starting nose tackle Shy Tuttle competing to stick around, Jackson could end up pushing one or both of them off the roster.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The 2025 NFL draft (ESPN, ABC, ESPN App) is underway in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and the Carolina Panthers kicked things off with Arizona WR Tetairoa McMillan, the No. 8 pick of Round 1.