Panthers’ updated roster following 2024 NFL draft

Let’s throw the draft picks in the mix!

Although they’re not officially members of the Carolina Panthers roster, the team’s 2024 draft class will be joining the mix very soon. So, what will it all look like when they’re signed, sealed and delivered?

Here’s an updated look at the roster (excluding reported undrafted free-agent signings):

Panthers projected depth chart following 2024 NFL draft

How do this year’s draft picks and undrafted free agents fit into the fold for the Panthers?

We’re not going to get too ahead of ourselves with our new friends. But we are a bit eager to see their names in the mix.

Here, with undrafted free agents included, is our projected depth chart for the Carolina Panthers following the 2024 NFL draft . . .

Bold = draft pick
Italics = undrafted free-agent signee

Offense:

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
QB Bryce Young Andy Dalton Jack Plummer
RB Chuba Hubbard Miles Sanders Jonathon Brooks Raheem Blackshear Mike Boone Spencer Brown Tarik Cohen 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 Devin Carter
TE Tommy Tremble Ja’Tavion Sanders Ian Thomas Stephen Sullivan Jordan Matthews Chris Pierce
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 Ilm Manning Badara Traore

Defense:

1st 2nd 3rd 4th
DE Derrick Brown LaBryan Ray Jaden Crumedy
DT Shy Tuttle Nick Thurman Popo Aumavae
DE A’Shawn Robinson Raequan Williams
OLB Jadeveon Clowney K’Lavon Chaisson Amaré Barno Derrick McClendon
LB Shaq Thompson Trevin Wallace Chandler Wooten Claudin Cherelus
LB Josey Jewell Tae Davis Michael Barrett Jackson Mitchell
OLB D.J. Wonnum DJ Johnson Luiji Vilain Taylor Upshaw
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 DeShawn Gaddie Jr.
NCB Troy Hill Chau Smith-Wade AJ Parker

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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Panthers select Mississippi State DT Jaden Crumedy with 2024 draft’s 200th overall pick

The Panthers grabbed Mississippi State DT Jaden Crumedy in the sixth round of the 2024 draft.

The Carolina Panthers used their sixth-round pick to fortify their defensive trench.

With the 200th overall selection of the 2024 NFL draft, the team grabbed Mississippi State defensive tackle Jaden Crumedy.

A Hattiesburg, Miss. native, Crumedy played at nearby Mississippi State University from 2019 to 2023. Over that five-year run, he amassed 123 total tackles (16.0 for a loss), 8.5 sacks, five passes defensed and a forced fumble.

Crumedy measured in at 6-foot-4 and 301 pounds from the 2024 NFL scouting combine. He also registered a 4.97-second 40-yard dash and a 1.69-second 10-yard split—the seventh-fastest and fifth-fastest time, respectively, amongst all players at his position.

President of football operations/general manager Dan Morgan has already done a bit of work on the defensive line this offseason—beginning with the signing of veteran A’Shawn Robinson. The Panthers then extended 2023 Pro Bowler Derrick Brown, who inked a new four-year, $96 million deal earlier this month.

The depth chart for the line also includes Shy Tuttle, LaBryan Ray, Nick Thurman and Raequan Williams.

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Panthers 2024 post-combine meetings tracker

Does anybody need a list of 2024 draft prospects the Panthers have spoken with thus far? We got you.

The 2024 scouting combine is now in the books. 40s have been dashed, 20s have been shuttled, benches have been pressed and vertical and broads have been jumped.

Oh, and there were plenty of talks to be had.

Among the annual activities at the combine are the meetings between prospects and potentially interested teams. And as far as the Carolina Panthers are concerned, we may have to pay a bit more attention to who they’re talking to since their first pick doesn’t pop up until the second round.

So, we’ll help you out.

Here are all the known players—whether they were at the combine, Senior Bowl, Shrine Bowl or even the College Gridiron Showcase—the Panthers have spoken with to this point:

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