Before we fully dive into summer break, let’s graze over our projections for what the offensive side of the Carolina Panthers’ depth chart currently looks like.
Under center
| Position | 1st string | 2nd string | 3rd string |
| QB | Bryce Young | Andy Dalton | Matt Corral |
Well, that didn’t take long.
After tasking the No. 1 overall pick with “earning” his No. 1 spot on the depth chart, head coach Frank Reich and the Panthers handed the reins over to Young right before the start of minicamp.
Backfield
| Position | 1st string | 2nd string | 3rd string | 4th string | 5th string | 6th string |
| RB | Miles Sanders | Chuba Hubbard | Raheem Blackshear | Spencer Brown | Cam Peoples | Tiyon Evans |
| FB | Giovanni Ricci |
Besides the addition of the undrafted rookie in Evans, the outlook here remains the same—with Sanders leading the bunch.
Pass catchers
| Position | 1st string | 2nd string | 3rd string | 4th string |
| WR | Terrace Marshall Jr. | Jonathan Mingo | Damiere Byrd | Marquez Stevenson |
| WR | DJ Chark | Laviska Shenault Jr. | Derek Wright | Gary Jennings |
| SWR | Adam Thielen | Shi Smith | C.J. Saunders | Josh Vann |
| TE | Hayden Hurst | Ian Thomas | Tommy Tremble | Stephen Sullivan |
The second-round selection Mingo has been turning some heads early on this offseason. He could rise up the ranks with an even stronger summer.
Offensive line
| Position | 1st string | 2nd string | 3rd string | 4th string |
| LT | Ikem Ekwonu | Cameron Erving | J.D. DiRenzo | |
| LG | Brady Christensen | Chandler Zavala | Michael Jordan | Nash Jensen |
| C | Bradley Bozeman | Sam Tecklenburg | ||
| RG | Austin Corbett* | Justin McCray | Cade Mays | Deonte Brown |
| RT | Taylor Moton | Larnel Coleman | Ricky Lee | BJ Wilson |
As Corbett takes more time to heal up from a torn ACL, the interior spots will be particularly interesting to watch this summer. Christensen and Zavala could battle for left guard, with the “loser” shifting over to the right to start the season.
The Panthers also have a veteran option in McCray, who has the most experience at right guard outside of Corbett.
