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Panthers’ projected depth chart after signing of Justin Houston

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The Carolina Panthers just got a bit edgier.

With four-time Pro Bowl pass rusher Justin Houston now in the fold this summer, let’s take a look at our latest projections for the team’s current depth chart.

Under center

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Position	1st string	2nd string	3rd string	4th string
QB	Bryce Young	Andy Dalton	Matt Corral	Jake Luton

Backfield

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Position	1st string	2nd string	3rd string	4th string	5th string
RB	Miles Sanders	Chuba Hubbard	Raheem Blackshear	Spencer Brown	Camerun Peoples
FB	Giovanni Ricci

Pass catchers

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Position	1st string	2nd string	3rd string	4th string
WR	DJ Chark	Jonathan Mingo	Damiere Byrd	Gary Jennings
WR	Terrace Marshall Jr.	Laviska Shenault Jr.	Derek Wright	Josh Vann
SWR	Adam Thielen	Shi Smith	C.J. Saunders
TE	Hayden Hurst	Ian Thomas	Tommy Tremble	Stephen Sullivan

Offensive line

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Position	1st string	2nd string	3rd string	4th string
LT	Ikem Ekwonu	Cameron Erving	J.D. DiRenzo
LG	Brady Christensen	Chandler Zavala	Justin McCray	Michael Jordan
C	Bradley Bozeman	Sam Tecklenburg
RG	Austin Corbett*	Cade Mays	Nash Jensen	Deonte Brown
RT	Taylor Moton	Larnel Coleman	Ricky Lee	BJ Wilson

Defensive line

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Position	1st string	2nd string	3rd string	4th string
DE	Derrick Brown	Henry Anderson	Antwuan Jackson	Nick Thurman
NT	Shy Tuttle	Marquan McCall	Taylor Stallworth
DE	DeShawn Williams	Raequan Williams	LaBryan Ray	Jalen Redmond

In the middle

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Position	1st string	2nd string	3rd string	4th string	5th string
LOLB	Justin Houston	Yetur Gross-Matos	DJ Johnson	Kobe Jones
ILB	Shaq Thompson	Kamu Grugier-Hill	Brandon Smith	Bumper Pool
ILB	Frankie Luvu	Deion Jones	Chandler Wooten	Ayinde Eley
ROLB	Brian Burns	Marquis Haynes Sr.	Amaré Barno	Eku Leota	Jordan Thomas
Wild card	Jeremy Chinn

Secondary

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Position	1st string	2nd string	3rd string	4th string	5th string
CB	Jaycee Horn	CJ Henderson	Stantley Thomas-Oliver III	Rejzohn Wright	Mark Milton
CB	Donte Jackson	Keith Taylor Jr.	Greg Mabin	Herb Miller	Mac McCain
SS	Vonn Bell	Jammie Robinson	Eric Rowe	Josh Thomas
FS	Xavier Woods	Sam Franklin

Specialists

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Position	1st string
K	Eddy Piñeiro
P	Johnny Hekker
LS	JJ Jansen

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