At 1-7 entering Week 9, the Carolina Panthers had little to no (closer to no) playoff hopes left. And in what’s become an annual occurrence for their fans, who haven’t seen their team play football past the regular season since the 2017 campaign, “draft season” arrived a bit early.
But something funny has happened over the last two weeks—they’ve actually won . . . twice!
The Panthers captured their second straight victory this past Sunday. Clinched by a game-winning field goal by kicker Eddy Piñeiro, the 20-17 walk-off triumph over the New York Giants moved the team to 3-7 heading into their bye.
Ok, yeah, those playoff hopes are still pretty much non-existent. So, yeah, where the Panthers currently stand in the draft queue remains more pertinent than where they stand in the postseason race.
Here, via Tankathon, is the 2025 NFL draft order heading into Week 11:
*Key: Pick No.. Team (record, strength of schedule)
- Jacksonville Jaguars (2-8, .481)
- New York Giants (2-8, .525)
- Tennessee Titans (2-7, .506)
- Cleveland Browns (2-7, .525)
- Las Vegas Raiders (2-7, .525)
- New England Patriots (3-7, .463)
- New Orleans Saints (3-7, .488)
- New York Jets (3-7, .494)
- Carolina Panthers (3-7, .494)
- Miami Dolphins (3-6, .436)
- Dallas Cowboys (3-6, .530)
- Indianapolis Colts (4-6, .469)
- Cincinnati Bengals (4-6, .506)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-6, .521)
- Seattle Seahawks (4-5, .528)
- Los Angeles Rams (4-5, .528)
- Chicago Bears (4-5, .550)
- San Francisco 49ers (5-4, .541)
- Denver Broncos (5-5, .503)
- Houston Texans (6-4, .478)
- Atlanta Falcons (6-4, .488)
- Arizona Cardinals (6-4, .532)
- Los Angeles Chargers (6-3, .485)
- Green Bay Packers (6-3, .532)
- Washington Commanders (7-3, .444)
- Baltimore Ravens (7-3, .528)
- Pittsburgh Steelers (7-2, .491)
- Minnesota Vikings (7-2, .500)
- Philadelphia Eagles (7-2, .439)
- Buffalo Bills (8-2, .463)
- Detroit Lions (8-1, .516)
- Kansas City Chiefs (9-0, .497)