Ravens, Panthers Depth Chart, Salary Cap, NFL Draft Picks After Diontae Johnson Trade

The Baltimore Ravens have acquired wide receiver Diontae Johnson from the Carolina Panthers, per Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo of NFL Network.

Here's how the Panthers' and Ravens' depth charts, 2025 draft picks and salary cap implications look following the deal.

Ravens Offensive Skill Position Players

QB: Lamar Jackson, Josh Johnson

RB: Derrick Henry, Justice Hill

WR: Zay Flowers, Nelson Agholor

WR: Diontae Johnson, Rashod Bateman

TE: Mark Andrews, Isaiah Likely

Panthers Offensive Skill Position Players

QB: Andy Dalton, Bryce Young

RB: Chuba Hubbard, Miles Sanders

WR: Xavier Legette, Jalen Coker

WR: Jonathan Mingo, David Moore

TE: Mark Andrews, Isaiah Likely

Ravens 2025 Draft Picks

The Ravens have their own picks in the first, second, third, fourth, sixth and seventh rounds. They now have the Carolina Panthers' sixth-rounder but lose their fifth-rounder in this deal.

Panthers 2025 Draft Picks

The Panthers maintain their own first, third, fourth, fifth and sixth-round picks. Carolina has the Los Angeles Rams' second-rounder by virtue of a 2024 draft-day trade and previously dealt its second-rounder to the Chicago Bears in the Bryce Young deal.

Carolina got the New York Giants' fifth-round pick in the Brian Burns trade.

Their seventh-round pick scenario is in a current state of flux. Per Darin Gantt of the Panthers' website, they'll have "their own seventh, unless it's lower than" the Cardinals' seventh-round pick, or "Arizona's seventh, unless it's lower than Carolina's."

Gantt then stated that the Kansas City Chiefs "will get the higher of the two sevenths, but only one of them."

The Panthers notably acquired a 2024 sixth-round pick and a 2025 seventh-rounder from the Arizona Cardinals for previously trading wide receiver Robbie Chosen.

Carolina also acquired wide receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette from the Kansas City Chiefs for a swap of conditional 2025 seventh-rounders.

Salary Cap and Financial Implications

Johnson, who was in his first year in Carolina following five seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, caught 30 passes for 357 yards and three touchdowns in seven starts.

The Panthers acquired Johnson, an impending free agent, last offseason from the Pittsburgh Steelers via trade.

But, as Joseph Person of the Athletic noted, it was clear that the team was ready to move on.

"When the Panthers traded for Johnson during the offseason, they knew full well about his reputation for being a locker-room diva who wasn't afraid to throw his quarterbacks under the bus. But they hoped he'd be on his best behavior while playing for a new contract.

"And while some in the organization didn't have an issue with Johnson, he didn't hide his displeasure during Bryce Young's slow start and had stopped practicing the past couple of weeks due to various injuries. When Johnson ran a bad route at Washington in Week 7 that resulted in an Andy Dalton interception, Dalton slammed his helmet and yelled when he got to the sideline.

"It feels now like that was the beginning of the end for Johnson in Carolina, which agreed to pay down Johnson's salary down to the minimum and tossed a Baltimore a pick in order to be done with Johnson."

But he gets a fresh start in Baltimore, a team that's alternated between looking like a Super Bowl contender (e.g. 35-10 win over the Buffalo Bills) and one of the most perplexing, disappointing teams in football (losses to the 2-6 Las Vegas Raiders and 2-6 Cleveland Browns).

At 5-3, the Ravens are very much in the playoff mix. They are one game behind the Steelers for the AFC North and clearly wanted to add a weapon for potential NFL MVP Lamar Jackson. Now that offense is loaded even more, featuring leading rusher Derrick Henry, perhaps the best tight end duo in football (Mark Andrews, Isaiah Likely) and a talented wideout quartet in Zay Flowers, Rashod Bateman, Johnson and Nelson Agholor.

Johnson's first chance to play with the Ravens will occur Sunday when the team hosts the Denver Broncos.