PANTHERS 53 ROSTER -- VERY EARLY LOOK

Very quickly here, before we get to the 'nuts 'n bolts', let me say..... I know that this is a VERY early look at a roster which has not been set. In fact, there are probably many changes yet to happen among the hopeful 90 who make up the current 'training camp' roster. And yet, as we all know, there are quite a few players and positions already decided and "locked down". So, forgetting about bottom of the roster changes, AND the potential for injuries which we know will happen (sadly..), I went to the laundry basket, found my "other pants", and retrieved my 'Crystal Ball', which admittedly needs some polishing (I'm working on that -- the polishing that is...).

So, here is my first 2023 projected 53 roster for the Panthers. Roster is by 'Position Group' with no attempt to rank the players within each group.

Easy things first...

SPECIAL TEAMS:

LS -- JJ Jansen
P -- Johnny Hecker
K -- Eddie Pineiro

OFFENSE:

QBs

Bryce Young
Andy Dalton
Matt Corral

RBs

Miles Sanders
Chuba Hubbard
Raheem Blackshear
(FB) Giovanni Ricci -- Ricci is listed as a TE, but he plays almost exclusively as a blocker/short yardage/red zone/ goal line, Power Back. So we'll leave him here for now.  ***Attrition cut, can't make everyone happy...

WRs

Adam Thielen
DJ Chark
Jonathon Mingo
Terrace Marshall Jr
Laviska Chenault Jr
Shi Smith  ***Attrition cut, can't make everyone happy...
Damiere Byrd
CJ Saunders
Derek Wright  ***Attrition cut, can't make everyone happy...

TEs

Hayden Hurst
Ian Thomas
Tommy Tremble
Stephen Sullivan  ***Attrition cut, can't make everyone happy...

OL

Ikem Ekwonu
Brady Christensen
Bradley Bozeman
Austin Corbett --- Will start the season on PUP, So not on the first 53 roster. Will have to 'bump' someone when he comes back.
Taylor Moton
Cade Mays
Chandler Zavala
Cameron Erving
Sam Tecklenburg
Justin McCray
Larnell Coleman
Deonte Brown   ***Attrition cut, can't make everyone happy...
Michael Jordan  ***Attrition cut, can't make everyone happy...

*** Hmm... A quick count right here shows 32 Offensive players.    That ain't gonna work. Gonna hafta make some changes. Too many O-Line guys and WRs
 
I'm thinking 10 O-linemen (maybe only 9..??). Max of 7 WRs. 3 QBs. 3 RBs. 3 TEs.  That would make 26 Offensive players, 3 ST guys, and ONLY 24 slots left for the DEFENSE..??


DEFENSE is coming up RSN