2026 Carolina Panthers season

2026 Carolina Panthers season
2026 Carolina Panthers season
Owner	David Tepper
General manager	Dan Morgan
Head coach	Dave Canales
Home stadium	Bank of America Stadium
Results
Record	0–0
Uniform
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Last updated January 25, 2026

The 2026 season will be the Carolina Panthers' upcoming 32nd in the National Football League (NFL) and their third under the tandem of general manager Dan Morgan and head coach Dave Canales.

Offseason

Draft

2026 Carolina Panthers draft selections
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	19
2	51
3	83
4	TBD
5	TBD
6	TBD
7	TBD

Notes

Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined when compensatory selections are awarded at the NFL's annual spring owners' meetings.

Staff

**Carolina Panthers staff**
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	Front office Owner – David Tepper President – Kristi Coleman President of football operations/general manager – Dan Morgan Executive vice president of football operations – Brandt Tilis Vice president of football analytics - Eric Eager Vice president of development/football administration – Brian Decker Director of pro scouting – Lee McNeill Director of college scouting – Jared Kirksey Assistant director of college scouting – Dave Whittington Head coaches Head coach – Dave Canales Assistant head coach/run game coordinator – Harold Goodwin Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Brad Idzik Pass game coordinator – Mike Bercovici Quarterbacks – Will Harriger Running backs – Bernie Parmalee Wide receivers – Rob Moore Tight ends – Pat McPherson Offensive line – Joe Gilbert Offensive assistant – Keyshawn Colmon Offensive quality control – Dean Petzing			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Ejiro Evero Defensive passing game coordinator – Jonathan Cooley Defensive line – Todd Wash Linebackers – Peter Hansen Outside linebackers – A.C. Carter Assistant linebackers coach – Mayur Chaudhari Secondary – Renaldo Hill Senior defensive assistant – Dom Capers Defensive assistant – Kevin Peterson Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Tracy Smith Assistant special teams coordinator – Daren Bates Support staff Senior coaching advisor – Jim Caldwell Head coach assistant and coaching operations manager – Jessica Beckenstein Coaching assistant – Ilir Emini Director of coaching development – Scott Cooper Game management coordinator – George Li Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Jeremy Scott Strength and conditioning assistant/return to play coordinator – Thomas Barbeau Human performance assistant – Timothy Rabas → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

**Carolina Panthers roster**
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Quarterbacks (QB) 14 Andy Dalton 9 Bryce Young Running backs (RB) 24 Jonathon Brooks 23 Trevor Etienne 30 Chuba Hubbard Wide receivers (WR) 15 Jimmy Horn Jr. 17 Xavier Legette 4 Tetairoa McMillan Tight ends (TE) 84 Mitchell Evans 85 James Mitchell 0 Ja'Tavion Sanders		Offensive linemen (OL) 79 Ikem Ekwonu LT 50 Robert Hunt G 68 Damien Lewis G 64 Cade Mays C 60 Nick Samac C 62 Chandler Zavala LG Defensive linemen (DL) 78 Popo Aumavae NT 97 Bobby Brown III DT 95 Derrick Brown DE 75 Jared Harrison-Hunte DE 92 Cam Jackson DT 94 A'Shawn Robinson DE 99 Tershawn Wharton DT		Linebackers (LB) 91 Patrick Jones II OLB 57 Bam Martin-Scott ILB 55 Maema Njongmeta ILB 11 Nic Scourton OLB 3 Princely Umanmielen OLB 32 Trevin Wallace ILB Defensive backs (DB) 8 Jaycee Horn CB 2 Mike Jackson CB 7 Tre'von Moehrig SS 22 Lathan Ransom FS 26 Chau Smith-Wade CB 31 Corey Thornton CB Special teams (ST) 10 Ryan Fitzgerald K		Reserve -- Jared Bartlett ILB(Futures) 65 Ja'Tyre Carter G(Futures) 78 Saahdiq Charles G(Futures) 88 Dan Chisena WR(Futures) -- Tyrek Funderburk CB(Futures) -- Joshua Gray G(Futures) 37 Montrell Johnson Jr. RB(Futures) 49 Jamil Muhammad ILB(Futures) 58 Mapalo Mwansa ILB(Futures) 45 Bryce Pierre TE(Futures) 86 Ja’seem Reed WR(Futures) 25 Michael Reid CB(Futures) 36 Demani Richardson SS(Futures) 80 Ainias Smith WR(Futures) 34 Anthony Tyus III RB(Futures) 41 Jacoby Windmon OLB(Futures) Impending free agents (FA) 40 Krys Barnes ILB 70 Brady Christensen G 63 Austin Corbett C 74 Jake Curhan LT 5 Rico Dowdle RB 29 Akayleb Evans CB 52 Trevis Gipson OLB 44 J. J. Jansen LS 6 Sam Martin P 28 Damarri Mathis CB 83 David Moore WR 72 Taylor Moton RT 77 Yosh Nijman LT 33 Robert Rochell CB 56 Christian Rozeboom ILB 21 Nick Scott FS 27 Isaiah Simmons ILB 98 D. J. Wonnum OLB Restricted free agents (RFA) 53 Claudin Cherelus ILB 48 Thomas Incoom OLB 93 LaBryan Ray DE 82 Tommy Tremble TE Exclusive-rights free agents (ERFA) 18 Jalen Coker WR 87 Brycen Tremayne WR 37 active, 24 free agent(s), 16 reserve As of January 19, 2026. Rookies in italics. Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

The Panthers' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season

2026 opponents

Listed below are the Panthers' opponents for 2026. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.^[1]

Category	Home	Away
Division opponents (NFC South)	Atlanta Falcons New Orleans Saints Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Conference opponents (NFC North)	Chicago Bears Detroit Lions	Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings
Conference opponents (based on 2025 division placement)	Seattle Seahawks	Philadelphia Eagles
Interconference opponents (AFC North)	Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals	Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers
Interconference opponent (based on 2025 division placement)	Denver Broncos	N/a

References

↑ "2026 Opponents Determined". NFL. January 5, 2026. Retrieved January 5, 2026.

External links

Official website

[1] "2026 Opponents Determined". NFL. January 5, 2026. Retrieved January 5, 2026.

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