Recent History of the 8th Overall Pick

The Carolina Panthers own the eighth overall pick heading into the 2025 NFL Draft. While we aren’t sure if they’ll actually use that pick or trade it away, let’s take a look at some recent draft results to see how well the eighth pick usually fares once entering the NFL.

2000s

With the dawn of a new century came the Pittsburgh Steelers taking Plaxico Burress with the eighth overall pick in 2000. Burress is more known for shooting himself in the leg than anything he did on the field, but he was a good receiver who eventually won the Super Bowl with the Giants. The run on receivers continued as the Bears took David Terrell, followed by the Lions taking Roy Williams. The Panthers took future…