Starters and backups at every position from the official team submission. Full Carolina Panthers depth chart, or just the 22: Carolina Panthers starting lineup.
| Pos | Starter | Backups |
|---|---|---|
| QB | Bryce Young | Kenny Pickett, Haynes King |
| RB | Chuba Hubbard | AJ Dillon, Trevor Etienne, Jonathon Brooks |
| WR | Tetairoa McMillan | Jalen Coker, Brycen Tremayne, John Metchie III, David Moore, Xavier Legette, Chris Brazzell II |
| TE | Tommy Tremble | Darren Waller, Mitchell Evans, Feleipe Franks, Ja'Tavion Sanders |
| LT | Rasheed Walker | Stone Forsythe, Albert Reese IV, Ikem Ekwonu, Brady Christensen |
| LG | Corey Bullock | Torricelli Simpkins III, Damien Lewis |
| C | Luke Fortner | Sam Hecht |
| RG | Robert Hunt | Corey Bullock, Brady Christensen |
| RT | Monroe Freeling | Stone Forsythe, Albert Reese IV, Taylor Moton |
| Pos | Starter | Backups |
|---|---|---|
| LDE | Derrick Brown | Aaron Hall |
| DT | Lee Hunter | Cam Jackson |
| RDE | Bobby Brown III | TeRah Edwards, Tershawn Wharton |
| LILB | Devin Lloyd | Tyrel Dodson, Bam Martin-Scott |
| RILB | Bobby Okereke | Jackson Kuwatch |
| LCB | Akayleb Evans | Mike Jackson |
| RCB | Will Lee III | — |
| NB | Chau Smith-Wade | Jaycee Horn |
| SS | Tre'von Moehrig | Zakee Wheatley |
| FS | Nick Scott | Lathan Ransom, Isaiah Simmons |
| SLB | Jaelan Phillips | Princely Umanmielen |
| WLB | Patrick Jones II | Trevis Gipson, Thomas Incoom, Nic Scourton |
The Carolina Panthers have $6.0M in salary cap space for 2026, with $24.4M in dead money and $306.0M in total commitments.
| Player | 2026 Cap Hit |
|---|---|
| Robert Hunt | $23.8M |
| Trevon Moehrig | $21.0M |
| Damien Lewis | $16.5M |
| Bryce Young | $12.1M |
| Jaycee Horn | $10.9M |
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