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 %	2025 NFL Team	2025 Games	2025 Snap %
Derrick Brown	DL	DE	Starter	78	Starter	74	CAR	16	72
Jared Harrison-Hunte	DL	DE	Rotation	42	Backup	37	NA	0	0
Tershawn Wharton	DL	DE	Out	0	Rotation	68	CAR	9	38
Lee Hunter	DL	DT	Rotation	44	Backup	39	NA	0	0
Bobby Brown	DL	NT	Rotation	65	Rotation	57	CAR	12	27
Elijah Garcia	DL	NT	Backup	23	Backup	21	NYG	6	7
Cam Jackson	DL	NT	Backup	10	Backup	10	CAR	4	5
Trevin Wallace	LB	ILB	Starter	87	Starter	83	CAR	12	59
Devin Lloyd	LB	ILB	Starter	74	Starter	70	JAC	15	64
Bam Martin-Scott	LB	ILB	Backup	19	Backup	19	CAR	3	5
Claudin Cherelus	LB	ILB	Backup	19	Backup	19	CAR	6	16
Isaiah Simmons	LB	ILB	Depth	5	Depth	5	NA	0	0
Jeremiah Moon	LB	LB	Depth	5	Depth	5	PIT	1	0
Jaelan Phillips	LB	OLB	Starter	76	Starter	72	MIA	16	71
Patrick Jones	LB	OLB	Starter	70	Rotation	67	CAR	4	15
Princely Umanmielen	LB	OLB	Backup	17	Backup	17	CAR	11	13
Trevis Gipson	LB	OLB	Depth	5	Depth	5	SF	8	15
Thomas Incoom	LB	OLB	Depth	5	Depth	5	CAR	2	0
Mike Jackson	DB	CB	Starter	99	Starter	94	CAR	17	99
Jaycee Horn	DB	CB	Starter	94	Starter	90	CAR	14	73
Chau Smith-Wade	DB	CB	Rotation	65	Rotation	65	CAR	16	59
Will Lee III	DB	CB	Depth	4	Depth	8	NA	0	0
Corey Thornton	DB	CB	Depth	2	Depth	5	CAR	6	11
Akayleb Evans	DB	CB	Depth	2	Depth	3	CAR	1	3
Tyrek Funderburk	DB	CB	Out	0	Depth	1	NA	0	0
Robert Rochell	DB	CB	Out	0	Depth	1	CAR	1	0
Tre'von Moehrig	DB	FS	Starter	99	Starter	94	CAR	16	94
Nick Scott	DB	FS	Starter	98	Starter	93	CAR	17	98
Lathan Ransom	DB	FS	Backup	17	Backup	21	CAR	15	31
Demani Richardson	DB	FS	Depth	3	Depth	4	CAR	2	2
Zakee Wheatley	DB	SS	Backup	21	Backup	26	NA	0	0

Injury Report vs CHI Week 1 (SUN 1PM EST)

Name	Pos	Starter	Status	Body Part	Notes
Taylor Moton	OL	Yes	Out	Lung	Moton is dealing with a blood clot in his lung and has been placed on the non-football illness list. He is expected to miss the start of the 2026-27 season.
Tershawn Wharton	DL	Yes	Out	Neck	Wharton is dealing with a neck injury and has been placed on the physically unable to perform list. He is expected to miss the start of the 2026-27 season.
Chris Brazzell II	WR	No	Out	Knee	Brazzell II suffered a torn LCL and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2026-27 season.
Dan Chisena	WR	No	Out	Undisclosed	Chisena is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2026-27 season.
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.
Nic Scourton	LB	No	Out	Knee	Scourton has suffered a torn ACL and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2026-27 season.

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	25	25	25
Chuba Hubbard	RB	28	28	27
Jonathon Brooks	RB	40	39	40
Trevor Etienne	RB	78	79	80
Tetairoa McMillan	WR	16	14	13
Jalen Coker	WR	52	53	53
Xavier Legette	WR	72	71	70
Ja'Tavion Sanders	TE	44	44	42
Tommy Tremble	TE	48	47	46
Mitchell Evans	TE	54	54	55
Ryan Fitzgerald	PK	26	26	26
Derrick Brown	DL	5	5	5
Bobby Brown	DL	89	89	89
Tershawn Wharton	DL	91	91	91
Trevin Wallace	LB	43	43	43
Devin Lloyd	LB	45	45	45
Jaelan Phillips	LB	59	59	59
Patrick Jones	LB	65	65	65
Tre'von Moehrig	DB	9	9	9
Nick Scott	DB	21	21	21
Mike Jackson	DB	53	53	53
Jaycee Horn	DB	67	67	67

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