Social Media Reacts to Panthers Drafting Florida Gators DT Cam Jackson

Jackson was taken in the Fifth Round of the 2025 NFL Draft.

Nov 16, 2024; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Florida Gators defensive lineman Cam Jackson (99) looks on prior to the game against the LSU Tigers at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images | Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images

With the 140th pick in the NFL Draft, the Carolina Panthers made defensive tackle Cam’Ron Jackson the second of seven Florida Gators taken this year.

Jackson, a Memphis transfer, racked up 120 tackles and four sacks in his five-year career, the last two of which were spent at Florida. He will now join two other former Gators, Princely Umanmielen and Trevor Etienne, in Carolina’s 2025 rookie class.

As a later round pick, Jackson projects as the Panthers third string nose tackle, having to compete with veterans Bobby Brown III and Shy Tuttle.

After the pick was announced, social media once again exploded for the Gators' second drafted player.

Congrats Cam! @CamJackson72 moving to the Queen City to join the @Panthers !#NFLDraft2025 pic.twitter.com/Wp5vAUMJQN

— Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) April 26, 2025

Blessed 🙏🏾 https://t.co/XkfAGLFNnu

— Cam Jackson (@CamJackson72) April 26, 2025

Cam Jackson to the #Panthers is one of my favorite picks of the day so far

— Connor Rogers (@ConnorJRogers) April 26, 2025

Been feeding my face

So just seeing that we added Cam Jackson. I know they liked him early.

They picked their guy.

I’m cool with it. More DEFENSE 😤😤 https://t.co/y2j3T1v8qS

— Panthers Culture 🥷🏽 (@PanthersCulture) April 26, 2025

Panthers fifth-round pick Cam Jackson, a DT from Florida, had a hat from all 32 NFL teams so he would have one from the team that drafted him. What's his plan for the others? "Throw them away,'' he said.

— David Newton (@DNewtonespn) April 26, 2025

😏❄️💎 https://t.co/3wZtfwetkR

— D’antre Robinson (@FleezyT12) April 26, 2025