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Offensive Positions

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Quarterback	B. YoungBryce Young	A. DaltonAndy Dalton	—
Running Back	C. HubbardChuba Hubbard	M. Sanders Panthers' Miles Sanders: Ready to rock Miles Sanders Panthers' Miles Sanders: Ready to rock	R. BlackshearRaheem Blackshear M. BooneMike Boone J. Brooks Knee - ACL: NFI-R for Week 1 at New Orleans Jonathon Brooks Knee - ACL: NFI-R for Week 1 at New Orleans
Wide Receiver	D. JohnsonDiontae Johnson	A. ThielenAdam Thielen	J. MingoJonathan Mingo X. LegetteXavier Legette D. MooreDavid Moore
Tight End	T. Tremble Panthers' Tommy Tremble: Ruled out for Week 1 Hamstring: Out for Week 1 at New Orleans. Expected Return - Week 2 Tommy Tremble Panthers' Tommy Tremble: Ruled out for Week 1 Hamstring: Out for Week 1 at New Orleans. Expected Return - Week 2	J. Sanders Panthers' Ja'Tavion Sanders: Set for big role in debut Ja'Tavion Sanders Panthers' Ja'Tavion Sanders: Set for big role in debut	J. MatthewsJordan Matthews M. SwinsonMessiah Swinson F. FranksFeleipe Franks I. Thomas Panthers' Ian Thomas: Lands on IR Calf: IR. Injured Reserve. Expected Return - Week 5 Ian Thomas Panthers' Ian Thomas: Lands on IR Calf: IR. Injured Reserve. Expected Return - Week 5
Left Tackle	I. EkwonuIkem Ekwonu	B. ChristensenBrady Christensen	—
Left Guard	D. LewisDamien Lewis	C. ZavalaChandler Zavala	—
Center	A. CorbettAustin Corbett	A. RaymAndrew Raym	—
Right Guard	R. HuntRobert Hunt	J. KingstonJarrett Kingston	—
Right Tackle	T. MotonTaylor Moton	Y. Nijman Panthers' Yosh Nijman: Could play Sunday Lower Leg: Limited Practice on Friday. Questionable for Week 1 at New Orleans Yosh Nijman Panthers' Yosh Nijman: Could play Sunday Lower Leg: Limited Practice on Friday. Questionable for Week 1 at New Orleans	—

Defensive Positions

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Left Defensive End	A. RobinsonA'Shawn Robinson	L. RayLaBryan Ray	—
Nose Tackle	S. TuttleShy Tuttle	N. ThurmanNick Thurman	J. PeevyJayden Peevy
Right Defensive End	D. BrownDerrick Brown	J. Crumedy Ankle: IR. Injured Reserve. Expected Return - Week 5 Jaden Crumedy Ankle: IR. Injured Reserve. Expected Return - Week 5	—
Left Inside Linebacker	S. Green-ThompsonShaq Green-Thompson	C. CherelusClaudin Cherelus	—
Right Inside Linebacker	J. JewellJosey Jewell	T. WallaceTrevin Wallace	J. RhattiganJon Rhattigan
Strongside Linebacker	J. ClowneyJadeveon Clowney	J. SheriffJamie Sheriff	—
Weakside Linebacker	D. JohnsonDJ Johnson	E. LeotaEku Leota	D. Wonnum Quadriceps: Physically Unable to Perform. Expected Return - Week 5 D.J. Wonnum Quadriceps: Physically Unable to Perform. Expected Return - Week 5 A. Barno Knee: Physically Unable to Perform. Expected Return - Week 5 Amare Barno Knee: Physically Unable to Perform. Expected Return - Week 5
Right Cornerback	J. HornJaycee Horn	T. Castro-FieldsTariq Castro-Fields	—
Left Cornerback	M. JacksonMike Jackson	S. BartholomewShemar Bartholomew	D. Jackson Hamstring: IR. Injured Reserve. Expected Return - Week 5 Dane Jackson Hamstring: IR. Injured Reserve. Expected Return - Week 5 A. Brown Thumb: IR. Injured Reserve Anthony Brown Thumb: IR. Injured Reserve
Strong Safety	J. FullerJordan Fuller	J. RobinsonJammie Robinson	L. JohnsonLonnie Johnson S. Franklin Foot: IR. Injured Reserve. Expected Return - Week 5 Sam Franklin Foot: IR. Injured Reserve. Expected Return - Week 5
Free Safety	X. WoodsXavier Woods	N. ScottNick Scott	—

Special Teams Positions

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Punter	J. HekkerJohnny Hekker	—	—
Kicker	E. PineiroEddy Pineiro	—	—
Long Snapper	J. JansenJ.J. Jansen	—	—
Holder	J. HekkerJohnny Hekker	—	—
Punt Returner	R. BlackshearRaheem Blackshear	D. MooreDavid Moore	—
Kick Returner	R. BlackshearRaheem Blackshear	D. MooreDavid Moore	—