Lester Towns

Carolina Panthers 221st pick

LB · Washington · 2000–2005

Draft Details

Year

2000

Round

Round 7

Pick

221st overall

Team

Carolina Panthers

Position

College

Washington

Lester Towns Career Stats

Primary starter for 2 seasons.

Defense

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2000	CAR	16	61	14	10	0	1	1
2001	CAR	16	57	27	5	1	4	2
2002	CAR	6	7	4	0	0	0	0
2003	CAR	10	20	4	0	0	0	0
2005	MIA	4	5	1	0	0	0	1
Career		52	150	50	15	1	5	4

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Lester Towns is a former linebacker out of Washington, selected by the Carolina Panthers with the 221st overall pick (round 7) in the 2000 NFL Draft. He played 61 regular-season games from 2000 to 2005, with the Carolina Panthers and Miami Dolphins.

More from the 2000 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	CLE	Courtney Brown	DE	Penn State
1	2	WAS	LaVar Arrington	OLB	Penn State
1	3	WAS	Chris Samuels	OT	Alabama
1	4	CIN	Peter Warrick	WR	Florida State
1	5	BAL	Jamal Lewis	RB	Tennessee
1	6	PHI	Corey Simon	DT	Florida State
1	7	ARI	Thomas Jones	RB	Virginia
1	8	PIT	Plaxico Burress	WR	Michigan State
1	9	CHI	Brian Urlacher	MLB	New Mexico
1	10	BAL	Travis Taylor	WR	Florida

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