Overview

• Panthers GM Dan Morgan set a steep asking price for any swap into the eighth slot to ensure they could draft Tetairoa McMillan.
• Los Angeles explored trading up from pick No. 26 but declined to surrender multiple high-value selections and a future first‐round choice.
• The Rams instead dealt down with Atlanta to acquire three selections, including the Falcons’ 2026 first‐round pick.
• To bolster their receiving corps, Los Angeles signed veteran Davante Adams and drafted Terrance Ferguson and Konata Mumpfield.
• Carolina used the eighth overall pick on McMillan and secured the standout receiver with a four-year, $27.93 million rookie contract.