As if the Carolina Panthers needed another reason to pay right tackle Taylor Moton, he played every offensive snap of the 2020 season.
Here is a review of the team’s snap counts this year, per Pro Football Reference.
Offense
| Player | Offensive snaps | Offensive % | Special teams snaps | ST% |
| OT Taylor Moton | 1,032 | 100% | 74 | 17.66% |
| C Matt Paradis | 1,029 | 99.71% | 0 | 0% |
| QB Teddy Bridgewater | 927 | 89.83% | 0 | 0% |
| G John Miller | 910 | 88.18% | 27 | 6.44% |
| G Chris Reed | 892 | 86.43% | 64 | 15.27% |
| WR D.J. Moore | 835 | 80.91% | 5 | 1.19% |
| WR Robby Anderson | 804 | 77.91% | 5 | 1.19% |
| TE Ian Thomas | 672 | 65.12% | 19 | 4.53% |
| WR Curtis Samuel | 658 | 63.76% | 2 | .48% |
| RB Mike Davis | 579 | 56.10% | 33 | 7.8% |
| TE Chris Manhertz | 502 | 48.64% | 79 | 18.85% |
| OT Russell Okung | 406 | 39.34% | 5 | 1.19% |
| OT Trent Scott | 347 | 33.62% | 68 | 16.23% |
| G Michael Schofield | 270 | 26.16% | 46 | 10.98% |
| TE Colin Thompson | 183 | 17.73% | 137 | 32.7% |
| RB Christian McCaffrey | 171 | 16.57% | 1 | .24% |
| FB Alex Armah | 145 | 14.05% | 203 | 48.45% |
| WR/KR Pharoh Cooper | 143 | 13.86% | 122 | 29.12% |
| G Dennis Daley | 135 | 13.08% | 4 | .95% |
| OT Greg Little | 134 | 12.98% | 28 | 6.68% |
| RB Rodney Smith | 133 | 12.89% | 3 | .72% |
| WR Brandon Zylstra | 125 | 12.11% | 244 | 58.23% |
| QB P.J. Walker | 107 | 10.37% | 0 | 0% |
| WR Seth Roberts | 93 | 9.01% | 8 | 1.91% |
| RB Trenton Cannon | 43 | 4.17% | 168 | 40.10% |
| WR Keith Kirkwood | 35 | 3.39% | 5 | 1.19% |
| RB Reggie Bonnafon | 23 | 2.23% | 16 | 3.82% |
| C Tyler Larsen | 7 | .68% | 61 | 14.56% |
| QB Tommy Stevens | 5 | .48% | 0 | 0% |
| RB Myles Hartsfield | 4 | .39% | 253 | 60.83% |
| WR Marken Michel | 3 | .29% | 15 | 3.58% |
| OT Matt Kaskey | 0 | 0% | 1 | .24% |
| C Sam Tecklenburg | 0 | 0% | 8 | 1.91% |
What stands out here is the jumble at left tackle. Hopefully next year we’ll see whoever plays there near the top with the other starting offensive linemen and the quarterback. Of couse, having a healthy Christian McCaffrey would make a huge difference, as well.
Defense
| Player | Defensive snaps | Defensive % | Special teams snaps | ST % |
| FS Tre Boston | 1,037 | 97.92% | 69 | 16.47% |
| LB Shaq Thompson | 1,031 | 97.36% | 90 | 21.48% |
| DB/LB Jeremy Chinn | 967 | 91.31% | 103 | 24.58% |
| CB Rasul Douglas | 821 | 77.53% | 83 | 19.81% |
| SS Juston Burris | 790 | 74.6% | 76 | 18.14% |
| DE Brian Burns | 750 | 70.82% | 70 | 16.71% |
| DT Derrick Brown | 742 | 70.07% | 73 | 17.42% |
| CB Donte Jackson | 599 | 56.56% | 33 | 7.88% |
| CB Troy Pride Jr. | 529 | 49.95% | 141 | 33.65% |
| DT Bravvion Roy | 419 | 39.57% | 54 | 12.89% |
| DE Efe Obada | 415 | 39.19% | 65 | 15.51% |
| CB Corn Elder | 411 | 38.81% | 148 | 35.32% |
| LB Tahir Whitehead | 398 | 37.58% | 52 | 12.41% |
| DE Marquis Haynes | 390 | 36.83% | 23 | 5.49% |
| DT Zach Kerr | 390 | 36.83% | 90 | 21.48% |
| DE Yetur Gross-Matos | 377 | 35.6% | 40 | 9.55% |
| DE Stephen Weatherly | 358 | 33.81% | 29 | 6.92% |
| LB Jermaine Carter | 284 | 26.82% | 238 | 56.8% |
| S Sam Franklin | 248 | 23.42% | 156 | 37.23% |
| DB Myles Hartsfield | 140 | 13.22% | 253 | 60.38% |
| DE Austin Larkin | 127 | 11.99% | 49 | 11.69% |
| DT Kawann Short | 123 | 11.61% | 10 | 2.39% |
| LB Adarius Taylor | 111 | 10.48% | 198 | 47.26% |
| CB Stantley Thomas-Oliver | 74 | 6.99% | 108 | 25.78% |
| DT Woodrow Hamilton | 57 | 5.38% | 4 | .95% |
| CB Eli Apple | 28 | 2.64% | 6 | 1.43% |
| LB Julian Stanford | 16 | 1.51% | 260 | 62.05% |
| LB Chris Orr | 6 | .57% | 50 | 11.93% |
| FS Kenny Robinson | 6 | .57% | 128 | 30.55% |
| LB Clay Johnson | 3 | .28% | 21 | 5.01% |
| DB Natrell Jamerson | 1 | .09% | 43 | 10.26% |
This side of the ball had injury problems of their own. It’s encouraging how well the defensive line performed considering all the lost snaps they had.
Specialists
| Player | Special teams snaps | ST% |
| K Joey Slye | 155 | 36.99% |
| LS J.J. Jansen | 124 | 29.59% |
| P Joseph Charlton | 124 | 29.59% |
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