NFL executive makes very bold prediction about the 2025 Panthers

The Carolina Panthers haven't had one of the NFL's better offenses in quite some time, and they haven't been legitimate playoff contenders for even longer. But that might all change here in 2025.

On Tuesday's episode of The Insiders, NFL Network reporter Cameron Wolfe brought up a conversation he had with a league executive earlier this offseason. He asked the exec to give him one big surprise for the upcoming campaign, and he provided Wolfe with an interesting prediction about the Panthers.

"He said the Panthers are gonna make a playoff push and be a top-10 offense," Wolfe stated. "And he said just look at the way they surrounded Bryce Young with weapons. When he first got into the league two years ago, he didn't have the offensive line. He was running for his life. He's now got two of the best guards in the league in Robert Hunt, Damien Lewis—guys they've spent money on in free agency, and they have created that running game where all the pressure is not on Bryce Young.

"Chuba Hubbard rushed for 1,000 yards last year. They brought in Rico Dowdle from the Cowboys who had 1,000 yards there as well. All of those guys are gonna be able to run the ball, which they did really well over the second half of the year. And then you got Tetairoa McMillan, who they drafted in the first round to put with Xavier Legette—two big talented playmakers down the field.

"Bryce Young has showed that confidence in the last month of the season that they believe he is their quarterback. And now they have, with him, the right weapons to succeed. I think Bryce Young is headed to the best season of his career this year."

Carolina hasn't finished in the top 10 in total yards since 2018, when they ranked 10th. We have to go back even further, to 2015, to find a top-10 finish for them in points (first).

The production has been especially grim in recent seasons. The Panthers were 29th in total offense in 2024, 32nd in 2023, 29th in 2022 and 30th in 2021.

Those marks, however, are primed to rise—just as their quarterback did to finish his eventful sophomore campaign. Over the final 10 games, Young totaled 2,327 yards, 20 touchdowns and six interceptions while leading Carolina to a 4-6 mark.

And now, after a strong offseason, Young and the Panthers are in a position to pounce up the ranks.

Follow @ThePanthersWire on Twitter/X for more Panthers content.

This article originally appeared on Panthers Wire: NFL executive makes very bold prediction about the 2025 Panthers