Carolina Panthers Depth Chart 2026
How to Read the Carolina Panthers Depth Chart
The 2026 Carolina Panthers depth chart shows the projected player order at each position across offense, defense and special teams. The first listed player is the projected starter, followed by backups and additional positional depth. Roles may change following injuries, roster transactions and coaching decisions.
Bryce Young is the Panthers' starting quarterback, with Kenny Pickett as the backup. Chuba Hubbard leads the backfield; Tetairoa McMillan, Brycen Tremayne and Jalen Coker start at wide receiver and Darren Waller at tight end.
Key
Role
Status
Offense
QB
RB
XWR
ZWR
SWR
TE
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
Usage = last three games in bold, season to date in grey, through October 25, 2026. Starters only. Full splits and league-wide comparison are in StatRankings+.
Defense
LDE
NT
RDE
WLB
LILB
RILB
SLB
LCB
SS
FS
RCB
NB
Special Teams
| POS | Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK | StarterRyan Fitzgerald | |||
| P | StarterSam Martin | |||
| H | StarterSam Martin | |||
| PR | StarterTrevor Etienne | RotationalDavid Moore | BackupJalen Coker | BackupJohn Metchie III |
| KR | StarterTrevor Etienne | RotationalDavid Moore | BackupJohn Metchie III | BackupAnthony Tyus III |
| LS | StarterJ.J. Jansen |
Special teams, see Full Roster
Injury status: Week 7
- Jonathon Brooks (RB): Out
- Xavier Legette (ZWR): Out
- Monroe Freeling (RT): Out, knee, full participation
- Jaelan Phillips (WLB): Out, hamstring, did not participate
- Devin Lloyd (RILB): Out
- Nick Scott (FS): Out
- Bam Martin-Scott (LILB): Questionable, hamstring, full participation
Carolina Panthers depth chart questions
Who is the Panthers' starting quarterback?
Bryce Young is the starting QB for Week 7. Kenny Pickett is the backup.
Who is QB2 for the Panthers?
Kenny Pickett. Haynes King is third on the depth chart.
Who is the Panthers' RB1?
Chuba Hubbard. Trevor Etienne is the primary backup. Jonathon Brooks is out.
Who are the Panthers' starting wide receivers?
Tetairoa McMillan (X), Brycen Tremayne (Z) and Jalen Coker (slot).
Who is the Panthers' starting tight end?
Darren Waller. Ja'Tavion Sanders is second on the depth chart.
How the Panthers actually use their depth chart
The Panthers depth chart matches how they use it. Tetairoa McMillan leads the team in target share over the last three games at 23.4% and on the season at 23.8%. Darren Waller is next at 12.5% over the same three games, up from 10.4% on the season, so the gap between them has narrowed from 13.4 to 10.9 points.
Brycen Tremayne has played 67.5% of the Panthers' offensive snaps over the last three games, up from 49.0% season to date, the largest rise on the roster. Chuba Hubbard leads the Panthers in snap share over the last three games at 87.4%, ahead of season leader McMillan at 86.6% (84.7% on the season).
Hubbard is on the field for 87.4% of snaps over the last three games but runs a route on only 59.4% of dropbacks, the widest gap between the two on the roster. McMillan runs a route on 89.1% of the Panthers' dropbacks over the last three games, the highest on the team, level with 89.5% on the season.
Snap share, route participation and target share cover the last three games, with season-to-date figures for comparison, through October 25, 2026. Minimums in those games: 37 snaps, 15 routes and 3 targets. Full splits and league-wide comparison are in StatRankings+.
