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.

According to Dianna Russini of The Athletic, the Los Angeles Rams were attempting to trade up from the 26th overall spot on Thursday night. Teams believed that they were targeting McMillan—who was taken by the Panthers with the eighth selection of the first round.

This year's eighth overall pick officially has his uniform number. On Thursday night, the Carolina Panthers got their guy—as they selected University of Arizona wideout Tetairoa McMillan in the first round of the 2025 NFL draft.