We’re not going to get too ahead of ourselves with our new friends. But we are a bit eager to see their names in the mix.
Here, with undrafted free agents included, is our projected depth chart for the Carolina Panthers following the 2024 NFL draft . . .
Bold = draft pick
Italics = undrafted free-agent signee
Offense:
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | |
QB | Bryce Young | Andy Dalton | Jack Plummer | |||||
RB | Chuba Hubbard | Miles Sanders | Jonathon Brooks | Raheem Blackshear | Mike Boone | Spencer Brown | Tarik Cohen | Jaden Shirden |
WR | Diontae Johnson | Jonathan Mingo | David Moore | Jalen Camp | Jalen Coker | |||
WR | Xavier Legette | Terrace Marshall Jr. | Michael Strachan | Cam Sims | Sam Pinckney | |||
SWR | Adam Thielen | Ihmir Smith-Marsette | Devin Carter | |||||
TE | Tommy Tremble | Ja’Tavion Sanders | Ian Thomas | Stephen Sullivan | Jordan Matthews | Chris Pierce | ||
LT | Ikem Ekwonu | Yosh Nijman | Ricky Lee | Jeremiah Crawford | ||||
LG | Damien Lewis | Cade Mays | ||||||
C | Austin Corbett | Brady Christensen | Andrew Raym | |||||
RG | Robert Hunt | Chandler Zavala | Nash Jensen | J.D. DiRenzo | ||||
RT | Taylor Moton | Ilm Manning | Badara Traore |
Defense:
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
DE | Derrick Brown | LaBryan Ray | Jaden Crumedy | ||
DT | Shy Tuttle | Nick Thurman | Popo Aumavae | ||
DE | A’Shawn Robinson | Raequan Williams | |||
OLB | Jadeveon Clowney | K’Lavon Chaisson | Amaré Barno | Derrick McClendon | |
LB | Shaq Thompson | Trevin Wallace | Chandler Wooten | Claudin Cherelus | |
LB | Josey Jewell | Tae Davis | Michael Barrett | Jackson Mitchell | |
OLB | D.J. Wonnum | DJ Johnson | Luiji Vilain | Taylor Upshaw | |
CB | Jaycee Horn | D’Shawn Jamison | Lamar Jackson | ||
CB | Dane Jackson | Dicaprio Bootle | Willie Drew | ||
SS | Xavier Woods | Jammie Robinson | Sam Franklin Jr. | Demani Richardson | Clayton Isbell |
FS | Jordan Fuller | Nick Scott | Alex Cook | DeShawn Gaddie Jr. | |
NCB | Troy Hill | Chau Smith-Wade | AJ Parker |
Special teams:
1st | 2nd | ||
K | Eddy Piñeiro | Harrison Mevis | |
P | Johnny Hekker | ||
LS | JJ Jansen | ||
KR | Raheem Blackshear | Ihmir Smith-Marsette | Xavier Legette |
PR | Ihmir Smith-Marsette | Xavier Legette |