In the 2024 NFL Draft, there were three Pitt players selected. The first off the board was offensive lineman Matt Goncalves to the Indianapolis Colts in the third round. Next was wideout Bub Means to the New Orleans Saints in the fifth, followed by safety M.J. Devonshire to the Raiders in the seventh round.

On Saturday, the Panthers selected University of Notre Dame tight end Mitchell Evans with the 163rd overall pick of the 2025 NFL draft. Evans, an Wadsworth, Ohio native, played for the Fighting Irish from 2021 to 2024. The 6-foot-5, 258-pound pass catcher totaled 77 receptions for 903 yards and five touchdowns over that four-year tenure.

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. Here is a breakdown of each Panthers pick: My take: Using the eighth pick on another weapon for quarterback Bryce Young instead of improving the NFL's last-place 2024 defense shows the Panthers didn't have a player on their board outside of Michigan DT Mason Graham (No.