With the first week of training camp in the bag, the Carolina Panthers are now set to bus over to Clemson for their annual Fan Fest on Thursday.
But before we get there, let’s make some sense of the current roster with an early summer projection of the depth chart . . .
(* = injured player)
Offense:
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | |
| QB | Bryce Young | Andy Dalton | Jack Plummer | |||
| RB | Chuba Hubbard | Miles Sanders | Jonathon Brooks* | Raheem Blackshear | Mike Boone | Jaden Shirden |
| WR | Diontae Johnson | Jonathan Mingo | David Moore | Jalen Coker | Devin Carter | |
| WR | Xavier Legette | Terrace Marshall Jr. | Michael Strachan | Daewood Davis* | Tayvion Robinson | |
| SWR | Adam Thielen | Ihmir Smith-Marsette | Deven Thompkins | |||
| TE | Tommy Tremble | Ian Thomas | Stephen Sullivan | Ja’Tavion Sanders | Jordan Matthews | |
| LT | Ikem Ekwonu | Yosh Nijman | Ricky Lee | |||
| LG | Damien Lewis | Cade Mays | J.D. DiRenzo | |||
| C | Austin Corbett | Brady Christensen | Andrew Raym | |||
| RG | Robert Hunt | Chandler Zavala | Nash Jensen | |||
| RT | Taylor Moton | Badara Traore | Jeremiah Crawford |
Defense:
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
| DE | Derrick Brown | LaBryan Ray | T.J. Smith | Junior Aho | |
| DT | Shy Tuttle | Nick Thurman | Ulumoo Ale | ||
| DE | A’Shawn Robinson | Jaden Crumedy | Kenny Dyson | ||
| OLB | Jadeveon Clowney | K’Lavon Chaisson | Amaré Barno* | Eku Leota | Derrick McLendon |
| ILB | Shaq Thompson | Trevin Wallace | Tae Davis | Claudin Cherelus | |
| ILB | Josey Jewell | Chandler Wooten | Michael Barrett | Jackson Mitchell | |
| OLB | D.J. Wonnum* | DJ Johnson | Cam Gill | Luiji Vilain | |
| CB | Jaycee Horn | Dicaprio Bootle | Lamar Jackson | Willie Drew | |
| CB | Dane Jackson | D’Shawn Jamison | Kiondre Thomas | ||
| SS | Xavier Woods | Jammie Robinson | Sam Franklin Jr.* | Demani Richardson | |
| FS | Jordan Fuller | Nick Scott | Alex Cook | ||
| NCB | Troy Hill | Chau Smith-Wade |
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 |
