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The Carolina Panthers just got a bit edgier.
With four-time Pro Bowl pass rusher Justin Houston now in the fold this summer, let’s take a look at our latest projections for the team’s current depth chart.
Under center
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Position | 1st string | 2nd string | 3rd string | 4th string |
QB | Bryce Young | Andy Dalton | Matt Corral | Jake Luton |
Backfield
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Position | 1st string | 2nd string | 3rd string | 4th string | 5th string |
RB | Miles Sanders | Chuba Hubbard | Raheem Blackshear | Spencer Brown | Camerun Peoples |
FB | Giovanni Ricci |
Pass catchers
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Position | 1st string | 2nd string | 3rd string | 4th string |
WR | DJ Chark | Jonathan Mingo | Damiere Byrd | Gary Jennings |
WR | Terrace Marshall Jr. | Laviska Shenault Jr. | Derek Wright | Josh Vann |
SWR | Adam Thielen | Shi Smith | C.J. Saunders | |
TE | Hayden Hurst | Ian Thomas | Tommy Tremble | Stephen Sullivan |
Offensive line
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Position | 1st string | 2nd string | 3rd string | 4th string |
LT | Ikem Ekwonu | Cameron Erving | J.D. DiRenzo | |
LG | Brady Christensen | Chandler Zavala | Justin McCray | Michael Jordan |
C | Bradley Bozeman | Sam Tecklenburg | ||
RG | Austin Corbett* | Cade Mays | Nash Jensen | Deonte Brown |
RT | Taylor Moton | Larnel Coleman | Ricky Lee | BJ Wilson |
Defensive line
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Position | 1st string | 2nd string | 3rd string | 4th string |
DE | Derrick Brown | Henry Anderson | Antwuan Jackson | Nick Thurman |
NT | Shy Tuttle | Marquan McCall | Taylor Stallworth | |
DE | DeShawn Williams | Raequan Williams | LaBryan Ray | Jalen Redmond |
In the middle
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Position | 1st string | 2nd string | 3rd string | 4th string | 5th string |
LOLB | Justin Houston | Yetur Gross-Matos | DJ Johnson | Kobe Jones | |
ILB | Shaq Thompson | Kamu Grugier-Hill | Brandon Smith | Bumper Pool | |
ILB | Frankie Luvu | Deion Jones | Chandler Wooten | Ayinde Eley | |
ROLB | Brian Burns | Marquis Haynes Sr. | Amaré Barno | Eku Leota | Jordan Thomas |
Wild card | Jeremy Chinn |
Secondary
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Position | 1st string | 2nd string | 3rd string | 4th string | 5th string |
CB | Jaycee Horn | CJ Henderson | Stantley Thomas-Oliver III | Rejzohn Wright | Mark Milton |
CB | Donte Jackson | Keith Taylor Jr. | Greg Mabin | Herb Miller | Mac McCain |
SS | Vonn Bell | Jammie Robinson | Eric Rowe | Josh Thomas | |
FS | Xavier Woods | Sam Franklin |
Specialists
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Position | 1st string |
K | Eddy Piñeiro |
P | Johnny Hekker |
LS | JJ Jansen |