The Carolina Panthers begin the next phase of their offseason on Tuesday, as they begin this year’s mandatory minicamp. But before we get into this two-day installment, let’s try to forecast how all the team’s current pieces fit together.
Here is our projected depth chart for the Panthers heading into mandatory minicamp:
Offense:
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | |
| QB | Bryce Young | Andy Dalton | Jack Plummer | ||||
| RB | Chuba Hubbard | Miles Sanders | Jonathon Brooks | Raheem Blackshear | Rashaad Penny | Mike Boone | Jaden Shirden |
| WR | Diontae Johnson | Jonathan Mingo | David Moore | Jalen Camp | Jalen Coker | ||
| WR | Xavier Legette | Terrace Marshall Jr. | Michael Strachan | Cam Sims | Sam Pinckney | ||
| SWR | Adam Thielen | Ihmir Smith-Marsette | |||||
| TE | Tommy Tremble | Ian Thomas | Stephen Sullivan | Ja’Tavion Sanders | Jordan Matthews | ||
| LT | Ikem Ekwonu | Yosh Nijman | Ricky Lee | Jeremiah Crawford | |||
| LG | Damien Lewis | Cade Mays | |||||
| C | Austin Corbett | Brady Christensen | Andrew Raym | ||||
| RG | Robert Hunt | Chandler Zavala | Nash Jensen | J.D. DiRenzo | |||
| RT | Taylor Moton | Badara Traore |
Defense:
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
| DE | Derrick Brown | LaBryan Ray | T.J. Smith | ||
| DT | Shy Tuttle | Nick Thurman | Ulumoo Ale | ||
| DE | A’Shawn Robinson | Jaden Crumedy | Popo Aumavae | ||
| OLB | Jadeveon Clowney | K’Lavon Chaisson | Amaré Barno | Eku Leota | Derrick McLendon |
| ILB | Shaq Thompson | Trevin Wallace | Chandler Wooten | Claudin Cherelus | |
| ILB | Josey Jewell | Tae Davis | Michael Barrett | Jackson Mitchell | |
| OLB | D.J. Wonnum | DJ Johnson | Cam Gill | Luiji Vilain | Kenny Dyson |
| CB | Jaycee Horn | D’Shawn Jamison | Lamar Jackson | ||
| CB | Dane Jackson | Dicaprio Bootle | Willie Drew | ||
| SS | Xavier Woods | Jammie Robinson | Sam Franklin Jr. | Demani Richardson | Clayton Isbell |
| 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 |
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