Panthers' Best Draft Picks: Round-by-Round Legends

0:00On April 23rd, the Carolina Panthers joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1995, and they built some real talent through the draft ever since. Today we're breaking down their best pick from each of the seven rounds, highlighting guys who define the franchise. Kicking it off in Round 1, Julius Peppers, taken second overall in 2002, racked up 97 sacks over 10 seasons in Charlotte, earning five pro-Bulls and a spot in the Hall of Fame this year. Dropping to Round 2, Moose and Muhammad for 1996 holds the second most catches in yards in team history, with 6 and 96, receptions, and over 9,000 yards. He lit up the playoffs in 2003, and don't forget that epic 85 yards Super Bowl touchdown. Then Round 3 brought Steve Smith Sr. in 2001, the 74th pick who owns franchise records for catches, yards, and touchdowns, absolute legend status. Then Round Steels keep shining, like Round 4's Chuba Hubbard from 2021, 5th on the all-time

1:03rushing list with nearly 4. Thousand yards already, including a thousand plus Russia last season. Round 5 gave them Josh Norman in 2012, whose lockdown corner play in the Super Bowl 50 run included pro-Bull honors and key, picks. Even later Round's delivered, Round 6's Greg Hardy in 2010, powed up 34 sacks, peaking with 15 in 2013 for a pro-Bull nod, and rounding out Round 7, Captain Monorlin from 2009 brought speed and returns, snagging 5 pick 6's during his Panther Stints. These picks prove smart drafting builds contenders, peppers and Smith carried errors while Hubbard still grinding. Panther Spans no gyms hide anywhere in those 7 rounds.