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Projected Panthers Myles Garrett Trade Package Lands Star in Carolina

Browns superstar pass rusher Myles Garrett has officially requested a trade, what could the Panthers offer in a hypothetical deal?

By Jovan Alford

Nov 3, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett (95) celebrates after a play during the first quarter against the Los Angeles Chargers at Huntington Bank Field.
Nov 3, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett (95) celebrates after a play during the first quarter against the Los Angeles Chargers at Huntington Bank Field. / Ken Blaze-Imagn Images
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After showing a ton of promise in the second half of the 2024 season, the Carolina Panthers might be ready to make some noise in the offseason. The Panthers enter the offseason with a projected $22.7 million in cap space and the eighth overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

Carolina could use that eighth overall pick to address the defense or to give second-year QB Bryce Young another weapon at wide receiver. Another potential option Carolina could do is trade the eighth overall pick, which is something Panthers GM Dan Morgan did not dismiss while at the Shrine Bowl.

If the Panthers are truly open to trading the No. 8 overall pick, there’s no better way to use it than on Cleveland Browns superstar pass rusher Myles Garrett. Garrett, who has been lauded as one of the best pass rushers and defenders in the NFL, officially requested a trade from the Browns on Monday.

After a tumultuous 2024 campaign, the superstar defender has seemingly changed his tune and wants to compete for a Super Bowl title. 

Despite Garrett expressing his desire to join a contending team, it’s ultimately up to the Browns to find the best package. Therefore, teams like the Panthers should not be discouraged from inquiring about the four-time first-team All-Pro defender.

Panthers fans would love to see Garrett in Charlotte, especially seeing how the defense was one of the worst at getting pressure this season (32 sacks – ranked 30th in the NFL). That said, fans are also realistic about their chances and what the team would have to give up.

Last week, Zac Jackson of the Akron Beacon Journal asked Browns GM Andrew Berry what would happen if another GM offered two first-round picks for Garrett. Jackson adds that Berry would say no.

That said, if that’s the starting price for Garrett, the Panthers would have to give up their 2025 first-round pick (8th overall), a 2026 first-round pick, a 2025 third-round pick, and potentially a Day 2 pick in 2026.

For a team like Carolina that might be too much to give up for a win-now player even though he would take this unit to new heights. Instead, the Panthers might be better off using those picks to fill various holes in the draft or to acquire under-the-radar players.

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