Key Players Returning:
RB/RS Christian McCaffery, WR Robby Anderson, WR/RS D.J. Moore , TE Ian Thomas, OC Matt Paradis, OG Dennis Daley, OG John Miller, OT Taylor Moton, DE Brian Burns, LB Jermaine Carter, LB Shaq Thompson, CB Donte Jackson, FS Jeremy Chinn, and SS Juston Burris.
Key Players Departing:
QB Teddy Bridgewater (Broncos), RB Mike Davis (Falcons), WR Curtis Samuel (WFT), OT Greg Little (Dolphins), DT Kawann Short (UFA), LB Denzel Perryman (Raiders), LB Tahir Whitehead (UFA), CB Rasul Douglas (Raiders), FS Tre Boston (UFA), KR Trenton Cannon (Ravens), KR Pharoh Cooper (UFA), PK Graham Gano (Giants), PK Joey Slye (Texans), and PT Michael Palardy (Dolphins).
Key Players Added:
QB Sam Darnold (Jets), OG Pat Elflein (Jets), OT Cameron Erving (Cowboys), TE Dan Arnold (WFT), OG Patt Elfein (Jets), DE Morgan Fox (Rams), DT DaQuan Jones (Titans), LB Haason Reddick (Cardinals), CB A.J. Bouye (Broncos), and PK Ryan Santoso (Giants).
Draft Picks:
Round 1: Pick 008 – CB Jaycee Horn (South Carolina)
Round 2: Pick 059 – WR Terrace Marshall (LSU)
Round 3: Pick 070 – OT Brady Christensen (BYU)
Round 4: Pick 126 – RB Chris Hubbard (Oklahoma State)
Round 5: Pick 158 – DT Daviyon Nixon (Iowa)
Round 5: Pick 166 – CB Keith Taylor (Washington)
Round 6: Pick 193 – OG Deonte Brown (Alabama)
Round 6: Pick 204 – WR Shi Amith (South Carolina)
Round 6: Pick 222 – LS Thomas Fletcher (Alabama)
Round 7: Pick 232 – DT Phil Hoskins (Kentucky)
2020 Results:
W01 RAIDERS L 30-34
W02 at Buccaneers L 17-31
W03 at Chargers W 21-16
W04 CARDINALS W 31-21
W05 at Falcons W 23-16
W06 BEARS L 16-23
W07 at Saints L 24-27
W08 FALCONS L 17-25
W09 at Chiefs L 31-33
W10 BUCCANEERS L 23-46
W11 LIONS W 20-0
W12 at Vikings L 27-28
W14 BRONCOS L 27-32
W15 at Packers L 16-24
W16 at Football Team W 20-13
W17 SAINTS L 7-33
Team Info:
2020 Overall: 5-11 (4th in NFC South)
Home: 3-5
Away: 2-6
South: 1-5
NFC: 4-8
AFC: 1-3
Head Coach: Matt Rhule
Carolina: 5-11
Career: 5-11
Playoffs: 0-0
Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: P.J. Walker (32-56, 368 yards, 57.1%, 6.6 avg., 1 TD, 5 Int.)
Rushing: Christian McCaffrey (59 car., 225 yards, 3.8 avg., 5 TD)
Receiving: D.J. Moore (66 rec., 1193 yards, 18.1 avg., 4 TD)
Yards After Catch: Robby Anderson (514)
TD’s Scored: Christian McCaffrey (6)
Sacks: Brian Burns (9)
Tackles: Jeremy Chinn (117)
Interceptions: Donte Jackson (3)
Pass Deflections: Donte Jackson (11)
Tackles For Loss: Brian Burns (11.5)
Forced Fumbles: Brian Burns (3)
Kick Returns: Brandon Zylstra (1 ret., 6 yards, 6.0 avg., 0 TD)
Punt Returns: None
Kicking: None
Punting: Joseph Charlton (45 punts, 2082 yards, 46.3 avg., 21 in20)
Projected Offensive Starters:
QB: 14 Sam Darnold
RB: 22 Christian McCaffrey
TE: 85 Dan Arnold
WR: 12 D.J. Moore
WR: 11 Robby Anderson
TE: 80 Ian Thomas
LT: 75 Cameron Erving
LG: 60 Pat Elflein
OC: 61 Matt Paradis
RG: 67 John Miller
RT: 72 Taylor Moton
KR: 12 Shi Smith |R|
PK: 9 Ryan Santoso
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 53 Brian Burns
DT: 95 Derrick Brown
DE: 90 DaQuan Jones
LB: 91 Morgan Fox
LB: 54 Shaq Thompson
LB: 56 Jermaine Carter
LB: 43 Haason Reddick
CB: 26 Donte Jackson
CB: 8 Jaycee Horn |R|
FS: 21 Jeremy Chinn
SS: 31 Juston Burris
PR: 12 Shi Smith |R|
PT: 3 Joseph Charlton
Team Grades:
Offense
Quarterbacks: C
Running Backs: B
Wide Receivers: B
Offensive Line: B
Defense
Defensive Line: B
Linebackers: B
Secondary: B
Special Teams
Kick Returners: C
Punt Returners: C
Kickers: C
Punters: A
Schedule:
09/12 JETS | Carolina leads the series 4-3. The Panthers won (35-27) the last meeting between teams in 2017.
09/19 SAINTS | Carolina trails the series 25-28. The Panthers are 8-12 since 2011, and their last series home win (23-20) was in 2016.
09/23 at Texans | Carolina leads the series 3-2. The Panthers won (16-10) the last meeting between teams in 2019.
10/03 at Cowboys | Carolina trails the series 5-9. The Panthers won (16-8) the last meeting between teams in 2018, and their last series loss (14-19) was in 2012.
10/10 EAGLES | Carolina trails the series 5-7. The Panthers won (21-17) the last meeting between teams in 2018, and their last series loss (23-28) was in 2017.
10/17 VIKINGS | Carolina trails the series 6-9. The Panthers are 2-4 since 2011, and their last series win (31-24) was in 2017.
10/24 at Giants | Carolina leads the series 7-4. The Panthers won (33-31) the last meeting between teams in 2018, and their last series loss (7-36) was in 2012.
10/31 at Falcons | Carolina trails the series 19-33. The Panthers are 7-13 since 2011, and their last series road loss (20-40) was in 2019.
11/07 PATRIOTS | Carolina leads the series 4-3. The Panthers won (33-30) the last meeting between teams in 2017.
11/14 at Cardinals | Carolina leads the series 13-5. The Panthers are 5-2 since 2011, and their last series loss (6-22) was in 2013.
11/21 FOOTBALL TEAM | Carolina trials the series 7-9. The Panthers are 5-2 since 2011, and their last series loss (21-29) was in 2019.
11/28 at Dolphins | Carolina trails the series 2-4. The Panthers won (45-21) the last meeting between teams in 2017.
12/12 FALCONS | The Panthers last series home win (20-17) was in 2017.
12/19 Bills | Carolina trails the series 2-5. The Panthers won (9-3) the last meeting between teams in 2017.
12/26 BUCCANEERS | Carolina leads the series 24-17. The Panthers are 12-8 since 2011, and their last series home win (42-28) was in 2018.
01/02 Saints | The Panthers the last series road win (33-14) was in 2018.
01/09 Buccaneers | The Panthers last series road win (37-26) was in 2019.
Predictions:
7-10 (3rd in NFC South)
Series Histories: Histories are from the inception of the first Super Bowl season through present day. Meetings prior to 1966 are not included. Playoff wins are included in the year the season took place. For example, if a team won a wildcard game in January of 2016, the game will be listed under the 2015 season.
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