Carolina Panthers Depth Chart for Fantasy Football

Carolina Panthers Depth Chart - Offense

Our offensive NFL depth charts are designed for fantasy football managers looking to understand a player's projected usage and relevance for the upcoming week and rest of season. You can sort/filter/download the table. Snap shares, rush shares, and target shares are Razzball projections. The criteria for 'Starter' varies by position and represents either a high share of snaps or a high share of usage. 'Rotation' is the next tier down and is generally fantasy relevant. The levels under that are 'Backup' (on roster, not fantasy relevant) and 'Depth' (not fantasy relevant). 'Scatback' is an RB that does not qualify as a Starter and whose usage is mostly in pass game and is likely relevant in PPR. A 'Fullback' is not typically fantasy relevant. Please visit our Depth Chart Homepage for more information.

Name	Pos	This Week Role	This Week Snap %	This Week Rush %	This Week Tgt %	2026 Proj Role	2026 Proj Snap %	2026 Proj Rush %	2026 Proj Tgt %	2025 NFL Team	2025 Games	2025 Snap %	2025 Rush %	2025 Tgt %
Bryce Young	QB	Starter	99	12	0	Starter	99	12	0	CAR	16	91	12	0
Kenny Pickett	QB	Backup	1	0	0	Backup	1	0	0	LV	6	8	1	0
Haynes King	QB	Out	0	0	0	Depth	0	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0
Will Grier	QB	Out	0	0	0	Depth	0	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0
Chuba Hubbard	RB	Starter	62	54	12	Starter	59	50	12	CAR	15	41	29	8
Jonathon Brooks	RB	Backup	27	22	4	Rotation	31	26	4	NA	0	0	0	0
Trevor Etienne	RB	Depth	8	7	1	Depth	8	7	1	CAR	14	6	4	1
Miles Davis	RB	Depth	1	1	0	Depth	1	1	0	NA	0	0	0	0
AJ Dillon	RB	Depth	1	1	0	Depth	1	1	0	PHI	7	5	3	1
Anthony Tyus III	RB	Depth	1	1	0	Depth	1	1	0	NA	0	0	0	0
Tetairoa McMillan	WR	Starter	87	0	27	Starter	87	0	27	CAR	17	87	0	25
Jalen Coker	WR	Starter	75	0	17	Starter	70	0	15	CAR	11	41	0	9
Xavier Legette	WR	Backup	22	0	5	Rotation	61	0	13	CAR	15	61	0	13
John Metchie III	WR	Backup	22	0	5	Backup	12	0	3	PHI	16	42	1	10
Chris Brazzell II	WR	Backup	19	0	3	Depth	10	0	2	NA	0	0	0	0
Brycen Tremayne	WR	Depth	10	0	1	Depth	5	0	1	CAR	16	25	0	4
Jimmy Horn Jr.	WR	Backup	10	2	3	Depth	5	1	1	CAR	13	13	2	3
Dan Chisena	WR	Depth	3	0	0	Depth	2	0	0	CAR	1	0	0	0
David Moore	WR	Depth	3	0	0	Depth	2	0	0	CAR	4	8	0	0
Kobe Prentice	WR	Depth	3	0	1	Depth	2	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0
Ainias Smith	WR	Depth	1	0	0	Depth	0	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0
Tommy Tremble	TE	Rotation	62	0	8	Rotation	61	0	8	CAR	17	60	0	8
Ja'Tavion Sanders	TE	Rotation	50	0	9	Rotation	51	0	9	CAR	13	37	0	7
Mitchell Evans	TE	Backup	28	0	4	Backup	28	0	4	CAR	17	37	0	5
James Mitchell	TE	Depth	2	0	0	Depth	2	0	0	CAR	5	4	0	1
Feleipe Franks	TE	Depth	1	1	0	Depth	1	1	0	ATL	7	1	0	0
Bryce Pierre	TE	Out	0	0	0	Depth	0	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0

Carolina Panthers Depth Chart - Defense

Our defensive NFL depth charts for defense include DL, LB, and DB. Snap shares are Razzball projections.

Name	Pos	Pos Det	This Week Role	This Week Snap %	2026 Proj Role	2026 Proj Snap %	YTD Games	YTD Snap %	2025 NFL Team	2025 Games	2025 Snap %
Derrick Brown	DL	DE	Starter	75	Starter	72	5	69	CAR	16	72
Tershawn Wharton	DL	DE	Rotation	55	Rotation	55	1	9	CAR	9	38
Lee Hunter	DL	DE	Backup	28	Backup	26	3	25	NA	0	0
Aaron Hall	DL	DE	Backup	19	Backup	18	4	32	NA	0	0
Bobby Brown	DL	NT	Rotation	50	Rotation	50	4	32	CAR	12	27
TeRah Edwards	DL	NT	Out	0	Backup	16	3	22	NA	0	0
Cam Jackson	DL	NT	Out	0	Backup	10	1	11	CAR	4	5
Devin Lloyd	LB	ILB	Starter	100	Starter	96	4	74	JAC	15	64
Bobby Okereke	LB	ILB	Starter	94	Starter	90	5	87	NYG	17	99
Bam Martin-Scott	LB	ILB	Backup	16	Backup	14	0	0	CAR	3	5
Isaiah Simmons	LB	ILB	Backup	16	Backup	14	0	0	NA	0	0
Tyrel Dodson	LB	ILB	Backup	16	Backup	14	1	11	MIA	16	84
Jackson Kuwatch	LB	ILB	Depth	5	Depth	5	0	0	NA	0	0
Patrick Jones	LB	OLB	Starter	74	Starter	71	3	41	CAR	4	15
Princely Umanmielen	LB	OLB	Backup	27	Backup	24	5	47	CAR	11	13
Trevis Gipson	LB	OLB	Backup	27	Backup	24	4	32	SF	8	15
Jaelan Phillips	LB	OLB	Out	0	Rotation	50	5	65	MIA	16	71
Thomas Incoom	LB	OLB	Out	0	Depth	5	4	8	CAR	2	0
Nick Hampton	LB	OLB	Out	0	Depth	5	0	0	LAR	3	3
Will Lee III	DB	CB	Starter	100	Rotation	67	5	75	NA	0	0
Akayleb Evans	DB	CB	Starter	99	Rotation	67	4	52	CAR	1	3
Chau Smith-Wade	DB	CB	Backup	17	Backup	18	2	11	CAR	16	59
Robert Rochell	DB	CB	Depth	5	Depth	5	1	0	CAR	1	0
Mike Jackson	DB	CB	Out	0	Starter	85	3	43	CAR	17	99
Nick Scott	DB	FS	Starter	100	Starter	96	4	61	CAR	17	98
Tre'von Moehrig	DB	FS	Starter	100	Starter	96	5	97	CAR	16	94
Zakee Wheatley	DB	FS	Starter	85	Backup	35	4	51	NA	0	0
Lathan Ransom	DB	SS	Starter	85	Starter	85	4	45	CAR	15	31

Injury Report vs @GB Week 8 (THU 8PM EST)

Name	Pos	Starter	Status	Body Part	Notes
Xavier Legette	WR	Yes	Out	Knee	Legette is dealing with a knee injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
Damien Lewis	OL	Yes	Questionable	Knee	Week 9
Taylor Moton	OL	Yes	Out	Fibula	Moton is dealing with a fibula injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
Bobby Brown	DL	Yes	Questionable	Hand	Week 9
Jaelan Phillips	LB	Yes	Questionable	Hamstring	Week 9
Jaycee Horn	DB	Yes	Out	Quad	Horn suffered a torn quad and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
Mike Jackson	DB	Yes	Out	Groin	Jackson is dealing with a groin injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
Jonathon Brooks	RB	No	Out	Core Muscle	Brooks is dealing with a core muscle injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
Ikem Ekwonu	OL	No	Out	Knee	Ekwonu is recovering from a torn patellar tendon and has been placed on the physically unable to perform list. He will miss at least four games.
Torricelli Simpkins III	OL	No	Questionable	Ankle	Week 9
Brady Christensen	OL	No	Out	Undisclosed	Christensen is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
Cam Jackson	DL	No	Out	Shoulder	Jackson is dealing with a shoulder injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
Thomas Incoom	LB	No	Out	Calf	Incoom is dealing with a calf injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
Akayleb Evans	DB	No	Out	Triceps/Knee	Evans is dealing with triceps and knee injuries and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.

2026 Schedule

The bye week for the Carolina Panthers in 2026 is Week 13.

w1	w2	w3	w4	w5	w6	w7	w8	w9	w10	w11	w12	w13	w14	w15	w16	w17	w18
CHI	@ATL	@CLE	DET	OFF	@PHI	TB	@GB	DEN	@NO	BAL	@TB	@MIN	NO	CIN	@PIT	SEA	ATL
CHI	@ATL	@CLE	DET	OFF	@PHI	TB	@GB	DEN	@NO	BAL	@TB	@MIN	NO	CIN	@PIT	SEA	ATL
CHI	@ATL	@CLE	DET	OFF	@PHI	TB	@GB	DEN	@NO	BAL	@TB	@MIN	NO	CIN	@PIT	SEA	ATL
CHI	@ATL	@CLE	DET	OFF	@PHI	TB	@GB	DEN	@NO	BAL	@TB	@MIN	NO	CIN	@PIT	SEA	ATL
CHI	@ATL	@CLE	DET	OFF	@PHI	TB	@GB	DEN	@NO	BAL	@TB	@MIN	NO	CIN	@PIT	SEA	ATL
CHI	@ATL	@CLE	DET	OFF	@PHI	TB	@GB	DEN	@NO	BAL	@TB	@MIN	NO	CIN	@PIT	SEA	ATL

Carolina Panthers 2026 Fantasy Football Projected Player Rankings

Our 2026 fantasy football rankings for the Carolina Panthers. Please see the links below for projections and rankings of all players.

2026 Projections

All | QB | RB | WR | TE | K | FLEX | DEF(Team) | DEF(IDP) | Vs FantasyPros

Name	Pos	STD Pos Rank	1/2 PPR Pos Rank	PPR Pos Rank
Bryce Young	QB	7	7	7
Chuba Hubbard	RB	13	16	17
Jonathon Brooks	RB	51	49	49
Trevor Etienne	RB	78	77	75
Jalen Coker	WR	8	8	7
Tetairoa McMillan	WR	11	10	10
John Metchie III	WR	99	98	99
Darren Waller	TE	19	19	19
Tommy Tremble	TE	31	30	30
Mitchell Evans	TE	50	48	48
Feleipe Franks	TE	76	81	87
Ryan Fitzgerald	PK	13	13	13
Derrick Brown	DL	10	10	10
Tershawn Wharton	DL	26	26	26
Devin Lloyd	LB	9	9	9
Bobby Okereke	LB	15	15	15
Patrick Jones	LB	64	64	64
Lathan Ransom	DB	13	13	13
Nick Scott	DB	17	17	17
Tre'von Moehrig	DB	21	21	21

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