Panthers’ projected offensive depth chart going into OTAs

With some new additions following this year’s rookie minicamp, things just got a bit more crowded for the Carolina Panthers. So, let’s try to sort it all out as we head into the next phase of the offseason.

Here is our projected offensive depth chart going into this week’s organized team activities.

Under center

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Position	1st string	2nd string	3rd string
QB	Andy Dalton	Bryce Young	Matt Corral

The Panthers released Jacob Eason this past Thursday, leaving them with three quarterbacks on the chart—one that’ll be headed by Dalton going into OTAs.

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	Cam Peoples
FB	Giovanni Ricci

Carolina’s backfield is starting OTAs the same way they went into rookie minicamp—with Sanders at the front of a five-man room.

Pass catchers

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Position	1st string	2nd string	3rd string	4th string
WR	Terrace Marshall Jr.	Jonathan Mingo	Damiere Byrd	Marquez Stevenson
WR	DJ Chark	Laviska Shenault Jr.	Derek Wright	Gary Jennings
SWR	Adam Thielen	Shi Smith	C.J. Saunders	Josh Vann
TE	Hayden Hurst	Ian Thomas	Tommy Tremble	Stephen Sullivan

Stevenson and Jennings were signed following rookie minicamp. They’ll round out a group that, per wide receivers coach Shawn Jefferson, is currently under construction.

Offensive line

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Position	1st string	2nd string	3rd string	4th string
LT	Ikem Ekwonu	Cameron Erving	Larnel Coleman	J.D. DiRenzo
LG	Brady Christensen	Chandler Zavala	Michael Jordan	Nash Jensen
C	Bradley Bozeman	Sam Tecklenburg
RG	Justin McCray	Cade Mays	Deonte Brown	Austin Corbett*
RT	Taylor Moton	Ricky Lee	BJ Wilson

With Corbett expected to miss time at the beginning of the season, both interior spots will be interesting to watch. A wildcard scenario could see the fourth-rounder Zavala winning the left guard position alongside Ekwonu (again) and Christensen sliding over to the right.