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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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Jeremiah Crawford declares for 2024 NFL draft

Tennessee offensive lineman Jeremiah Crawford declares for the 2024 NFL draft.

Tennessee senior offensive lineman Jeremiah Crawford declared for the NFL draft on Sunday.

“Vol fans are the most amazing and passionate fans out there,” Crawford said. “I amazed everyday with the love and support you have shown me since I arrived on campus, and I appreciate you more than you all know!

“With all that being said, I am excited to announce that I’ve entered into the 2024 NFL draft.”

The 6-foot-5, 315-pound offensive lineman played for the Vols from 2021-23.  Crawford transferred to Tennessee from Butler Community College.

The 2024 NFL draft will take place April 25-27 around Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza in Detroit, Michigan.

Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

Alex Golesh details Vols’ competition at left tackle ahead of Week 1

Alex Golesh details Tennessee’s competition at left tackle ahead of Week 1.

Tennessee will kick off its 2022 season Sept. 1 versus Ball State at Neyland Stadium.

Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. EDT and SEC Network will televise the season-opening matchup.

Ahead of the Vols’ first game, second-year offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Alex Golesh discussed Tennessee’s competition at left tackle between Jeremiah Crawford and Gerald Mincey.

“I think the best thing for both of those guys is that there was real competition in there, and they both knew they couldn’t have a bad day,” Golesh said. “Inherently, Coach (Glen) Elarbee has rotated both of them. They’ve both gotten to play next to Jerome (Carvin). I feel good with both those guys. They’re different players. They’re both inexperienced, but they’re different, so they both have weaknesses, they both have strengths.

“I don’t know that you call the game any different with either one in there by any means, but I think, again, similar to the freshmen, J.J.’s played some and Gerald’s played some. Just not a ton, and not a ton of meaningful reps, so you go in, you kind of let it sort out as they go. They’ll both play, and we’ll see who it is that we have more sync with. If it’s both of them, awesome. We’ll be deeper there than we felt like we were a year ago.”

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Josh Heupel details Tennessee’s left tackle competition during fall camp

Josh Heupel details Tennessee’s left tackle competition during fall camp.

Tennessee scrimmaged for the second time during fall training camp Sunday at Neyland Stadium ahead of the 2022 season.

Following the Vols’ second scrimmage during fall training camp, head coach Josh Heupel met with media.

Heupel discussed Tennessee’s left tackle position and how competition is progressing during fall training camp.

“It’s been back and forth a little bit through training camp,” Heupel said. “You guys have heard me say this, at the end of the day, we’re going to need both of them, all of them. You experienced last year, injuries. That’s true at the tackle spot. It’s true at all five spots. Those guys are continuing to compete. That’s not going to stop after today. That’ll happen all the way up until kickoff.

“Anticipate both of them (Jeremiah Crawford and Gerald Mincey) playing during the course of the football game throughout the season, and certainly in week one. Who gets a majority of that, or what the percentage breakdown is, we’ll continue to evaluate as we go through. Both of them have made a bunch of progress from spring ball, and really since the beginning of training camp, in understanding what we’re doing offensively. In the run game, playing with better pad level, being able to create some movement up front. Both of them have taken major strides in the pass pro side of it, too. I feel like those guys are continuing to progress as they should.”

Jeremiah Crawford. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire
Gerald Mincey. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

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Josh Heupel details Jeremiah Crawford’s progression

Josh Heupel discusses Jeremiah Crawford’s progression with the Vols.

Jeremiah Crawford has appeared in nine games for Tennessee during the 2021 regular season.

The 6-foot-5, 315-pound offensive lineman signed with Tennessee on national signing day in February. He played at Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas before transferring to Tennessee.

First-year Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel discussed Crawford’s progression while preparing for Purdue in the TransPerfect Music City Bowl on Dec. 30.

“He’s a guy that, coming out of junior college, got here middle part of the summer and continued to grow strength and conditioning wise just with his frame and strength as we’ve gone through the early part of the season,” Heupel said of Crawford. “Schematically, just understanding and growing into the position, has grown a ton throughout the course of it, and expect him to only continue to get better here inside of our program.”

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National signing day: Vols land JUCO offensive lineman

Tennessee Vols’ football recruiting news.

Jeremiah Crawford has signed with the University of Tennessee.

The 2021 prospect comes to the Vols from Butler County Community College in Kansas.

The 6-foot-5, 300-pound offensive lineman is from Goddard High School in Goddard, Kansas.

Crawford will play for first-year Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel.

Heupel was hired as the Vols’ head coach on Jan. 27. He comes to Tennessee after serving in the same capacity at UCF, compiling a 28-8 record.

As an assistant, Heupel served as a sole offensive coordinator at Missouri (2016-17) and Utah State (2015).

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