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2026 season

Carolina Panthers

1-2 · 1st in NFC South · Head coach Dave Canales · Bank of America Stadium

Power rank

#18

-1.2 pts

Off EPA

-0.13

per play

Def EPA

-0.03

allowed

Schemes & tendencies

Identified from 2026 play-by-play and compared against the league average.

Offense

198 plays · 3 games

  • Pass-firstThrows on 60% of neutral early downs (league 52%).
  • Shotgun / spreadLines up in shotgun on 67% of snaps (league 58%).
  • Aggressive on 4th downGoes for it on 56% of short 4th downs in plus territory.
Neutral pass rate
60% lg 52%
Shotgun rate
67% lg 58%
Deep pass rate
20% lg 19%
Outside run rate
21% lg 24%
No-huddle rate
6% lg 6%
Pass EPA/play
-0.11
Run EPA/play
-0.13

Defense

202 plays · 3 games

  • Two-high shellOpponents throw deep just 14% of the time — the look of a Cover 2 / quarters defense.
  • Light box / vulnerable vs. runGives up 0.28 EPA per run (league 0.12).
  • Ball-hawkingForces 2.0 turnovers per game.
Sack rate
8% lg 7%
Deep attempts allowed
14% lg 19%
Explosive plays allowed
10% lg 9%
Opp. neutral pass rate
43% lg 52%
Pass EPA allowed
-0.32
Run EPA allowed
+0.28

Franchise leaders

All-time top three in each category while playing for this team.

Roster

Current depth of the active roster, reserve lists, and practice squad.

Offense (26)

#PlayerPosAgeHtWtExpCollege
9Bryce YoungQB255' 10"2044Alabama
12Kenny PickettQB286' 3"2205Pittsburgh
16Haynes KingQB256' 2"212RGeorgia Tech
28AJ DillonRB286' 0"2477Boston College
30Chuba HubbardRB276' 1"2106Oklahoma State
34Anthony Tyus IIIRB236' 1"2261Ohio
4Tetairoa McMillanWR236' 5"2122Arizona
13John Metchie IIIWR265' 11"1874Alabama
17Xavier LegetteOutWR256' 3"2273South Carolina
18Jalen CokerQuestionableWR246' 3"2133Holy Cross
83David MooreWR316' 0"2208East Central
87Brycen TremayneWR266' 4"2122Stanford
0Ja'Tavion SandersTE236' 4"2523Texas
81Feleipe FranksTE286' 6"2284Arkansas
82Tommy TrembleTE266' 4"2506Notre Dame
84Mitchell EvansTE236' 5"2582Notre Dame
88Darren WallerTE346' 6"2459Georgia Tech
57Monroe FreelingOT226' 7"315RGeorgia
63Rasheed WalkerOT266' 6"3255Penn State
73Stone ForsytheOT286' 8"3076Florida
76Albert Reese IVOT246' 7"330RMississippi State
50Robert HuntG306' 6"3237Louisiana
68Damien LewisQuestionableG296' 2"3277LSU
67Corey BullockC246' 3"3202Maryland
75Sam HechtC236' 4"303RKansas State
77Luke FortnerC286' 6"3005Kentucky

Defense (27)

#PlayerPosAgeHtWtExpCollege
92Lee HunterDT246' 3"318RTexas Tech
93TeRah EdwardsDT256' 2"3051Illinois
94Aaron HallDT236' 4"297RDuke
95Derrick BrownDT286' 5"3207Auburn
97Bobby Brown IIIDT266' 4"3326Texas A&M
99Cam JacksonDT246' 6"3282Florida
—Tyrel DodsonLB286' 0"237—Texas A&M
3Princely UmanmielenLB246' 4"2442Ole Miss
5Jaelan PhillipsLB276' 5"2666Miami
45Maema NjongmetaLB256' 0"2303Wisconsin
46Jackson KuwatchLB236' 4"232RMiami (OH)
48Thomas IncoomLB276' 2"2654Central Michigan
52Trevis GipsonLB296' 4"2557Tulsa
55Devin LloydOutLB276' 3"2355Utah
56Jeremiah MoonLB286' 5"2473Florida
58Bobby OkerekeLB306' 2"2357Stanford
91Patrick Jones IILB276' 4"2646Pittsburgh
2Mike JacksonQuestionableCB296' 1"2106Miami
8Jaycee HornOutCB266' 1"2006South Carolina
24Will Lee IIICB236' 1"189RTexas A&M
26Chau Smith-WadeCB245' 11"1763Washington State
29Akayleb EvansCB276' 2"1985Missouri
7Tre'von MoehrigS276' 2"2026TCU
21Nick ScottOutS315' 11"2008Penn State
22Lathan RansomS246' 0"2062Ohio State
27Isaiah SimmonsS286' 4"2326Clemson
38Zakee WheatleyS246' 3"203RPenn State

Special teams (3)

#PlayerPosAgeHtWtExpCollege
10Ryan FitzgeraldPK265' 11"1932Florida State
6Sam MartinP366' 1"20514App State
44JJ JansenLS406' 2"23519Notre Dame

Injured reserve / out (10)

#PlayerPosAgeHtWtExpCollege
23Trevor EtienneInjured ReserveRB225' 8"1982Georgia
25Jonathon BrooksInjured ReserveRB236' 0"2073Texas
19Chris Brazzell IIInjured ReserveWR226' 4"198RTennessee
72Taylor MotonOutOT326' 5"32510Western Michigan
79Ikem EkwonuOutOT256' 4"3205NC State
70Brady ChristensenInjured ReserveG306' 6"3006BYU
98Tershawn WhartonOutDT286' 1"2807Missouri S&T
11Nic ScourtonInjured ReserveLB226' 2"2572Texas A&M
53Claudin CherelusInjured ReserveLB276' 2"2304Alcorn State
54Bam Martin-ScottInjured ReserveLB266' 2"2312South Carolina

Practice squad (14)

#PlayerPosAgeHtWtExpCollege
—Ahmani MarshallRB246' 1"225—App State
—Ihmir Smith-MarsetteWR276' 1"2005Iowa
86Ja'seem ReedWR236' 2"1951San Diego
88Casey WashingtonWR256' 0"2003Illinois
71Jake CurhanOT286' 6"3166California
—Torricelli Simpkins IIIG246' 5"3122South Carolina
62Chandler ZavalaG276' 3"3224NC State
78Saahdiq CharlesG276' 4"3215LSU
—Anthony GoodlowDE266' 5"2831Oklahoma State
69Parker PetersenDT236' 4"314RWisconsin
58Mapalo MwansaLB226' 2"2301—
—Zion ChildressCB245' 11"2031Kentucky
31Corey ThorntonCB256' 1"1952Louisville
43DeVonta SmithCB235' 11"195RNotre Dame