How the Panthers could line up for the 2020 season
The Carolina Panthers went 5-11 last season, finishing fourth in the NFC South. The Panthers are starting over from scratch with new head coach Matt Rhule making the leap from Baylor to the NFL. Carolina also used all seven of its draft picks on defensive players. All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey becomes the face of the franchise following the release of Cam Newton. Teddy Bridgewater was signed in free agency to replace Newton, one of several longtime Panthers no longer with the team. Expect plenty of growing pains in 2020 for Rhule and his young Carolina team.
Carolina Panthers 2020 Preview and Predictions
So how will the Panthers look in 2020? Check out their projected depth chart below.
Carolina Panthers 2020 Depth Chart
| Offense | ||||
| WR | 12 | DJ Moore | 19 | Keith Kirkwood |
| WR | 11 | Robby Anderson | 18 | DeAndrew White |
| WR | 10 | Curtis Samuel | 16 | Brandon Zylstra |
| LT | 76 | Russell Okung | 74 | Greg Little |
| LG | 75 | Michael Schofield | 65 | Dennis Daley |
| C | 61 | Matt Paradis | 69 | Tyler Larsen |
| RG | 67 | John Miller | 65 | Dennis Daley |
| RT | 72 | Taylor Moton | 63 | Matt Kaskey |
| TE | 80 | Ian Thomas | 82 | Chris Manhertz |
| QB | 5 | Teddy Bridgewater | 6 | P.J. Walker |
| RB | 22 | Christian McCaffrey | 39 | Reggie Bonnafon |
| Defense | ||||
| DE | 53 | Brian Burns | 97 | Yetur Gross-Matos (R) |
| DT | 99 | Kawann Short | 93 | Bravvion Roy (R) |
| DT | 95 | Derrick Brown (R) | 92 | Zach Kerr |
| DE | 91 | Stephen Weatherly | 94 | Efe Obada |
| OLB | 54 | Shaq Thompson | 48 | Chris Orr (R) |
| MLB | 52 | Tahir Whitehead | 57 | Andre Smith |
| OLB | 56 | Jermaine Carter Jr. | 43 | Jordan Kunaszyk |
| CB | 26 | Donte Jackson | 29 | Corn Elder |
| CB | 25 | Troy Pride Jr. (R) | 32 | Cole Luke |
| FS | 33 | Tre Boston | 27 | Kenny Robinson (R) |
| SS | 31 | Juston Burris | 21 | Jeremy Chinn (R) |
| Specialists | |||||
| K | 9 | Graham Gano | KR | 14 | Pharoh Cooper |
| P | 5 | Michael Palardy | PR | 14 | Pharoh Cooper |
Note: Depth chart subject to change, (R) indicates rookie
