Joe Person's 2022 Carolina Panthers 53-man roster projection extravaganza

[4Corners]

Just now, Jon Snow said:

I would say DE is ahead of TE until otherwise established.  Hell the entire dline is a question mark right now.

Burns is a stud. YGM has potential. Derrick Brown is a bust. DT is def In the conversation for biggest need. 

[Jon Snow]

5 minutes ago, 4Corners said:

Burns is a stud. YGM has potential. Derrick Brown is a bust. DT is def In the conversation for biggest need. 

I wouldn't say Burns is a stud just yet. He has produced anything of significance in my book to get top 10 money. 

[ForJimmy]

30 minutes ago, 4Corners said:

We need a TE badly. Besides QB it’s probably the #1 need besides LB. 

Tremble was a rookie last year and pretty raw as a pass catcher. Hopefully he can develop in McAdoo’s system with a better QB under center. For some reason McAdoo was pretty high on Thomas and wanted him extended. They look bad on paper, but there is a little potential there. 

[Jackie Lee]

6 minutes ago, Pakmeng said:

Littleton is not garbage.

Pretty sure he's better than Jermaine Carter and the guy from 2020 that sucked. Whitehead I think. Luvu can actually play in coverage, pretty sure Reddick was listed as LB but was always on the edge. 

[mc52beast]

That o-line is 100% better

RB could be good if CMC can stay healthy 

WR can be good if Robby shows up and we get decent QB play

I’ve seen better TE line-ups on high school teams

D-line, LB are huge concerns

secondary could be special

ST are much improved

[4Corners]

31 minutes ago, Pakmeng said:

Littleton is not garbage.

Trash then 

[4Corners]

23 minutes ago, Jackie Lee said:

Pretty sure he's better than Jermaine Carter and the guy from 2020 that sucked. Whitehead I think. Luvu can actually play in coverage, pretty sure Reddick was listed as LB but was always on the edge. 

Carter is trash and Whitehead one of the worst LBs I’ve ever seen here 

[AceMan]

2 hours ago, stbugs said:

People think Brown is some stud that Rhule stuck in a closet. Most rosters he wouldn’t have made the team last year. Why we took a chance on him over Trey Smith, I’ll never understand. We were a first hand witness to his horrific Senior Bowl, but then again we watched Little and Gaulden at the combine and spent a 2nd and two 3rds on them.

Personally, I like Mays on the roster over Brown and Daley.

[TheSpecialJuan]

2 hours ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Quarterbacks (2)

On the roster: Matt Corral, Sam Darnold or Baker Mayfield/Jimmy Garoppolo

In the mix: P.J. Walker

Long shot: Davis Cheek

When NFL minicamps wrapped up without the Panthers and Browns finalizing a Mayfield deal, it assured the Panthers’ never-ending Great Quarterback Pursuit would drag out a few more weeks, likely into July. There’s no real impetus for either side to get a deal done now, especially considering everyone in the NFL is about to be on vacation. But the talks will pick back up as camp approaches, and the Browns will either agree to pay enough of Mayfield’s $18.8 million salary to satisfy Panthers owner David Tepper or they won’t. Trading for Garoppolo is a non-starter because of concerns over his surgically repaired throwing shoulder and $25 million salary. But the Panthers could be interested if San Francisco cuts him.

Running backs (4)

On the roster: Christian McCaffrey, Chuba Hubbard, Giovanni Ricci, D’Onta Foreman

In the mix: None

Long shots: Darius Bradwell, Spencer Brown, John Lovett

Wide receivers (6)

On the roster: DJ Moore, Robbie Anderson, Terrace Marshall Jr., Andre Roberts, Rashard Higgins, Brandon Zylstra

In the mix: Shi Smith, Keith Kirkwood, C.J. Saunders

Tight ends (4)

On the roster: Ian Thomas, Tommy Tremble, Colin Thompson, Stephen Sullivan

Offensive line (9)

On the roster: Taylor Moton, Ikem Ekwonu, Austin Corbett, Brady Christensen, Pat Elflein, Bradley Bozeman, Michael Jordan, Cade Mays, Cam Erving

In the mix: Deonte Brown, Dennis Daley

Defensive line (9)

On the roster: Brian Burns, Yetur Gross-Matos, Derrick Brown, Matt Ioannidis, Marquis Haynes, Amare’ Barno, Daviyon Nixon, Bravvion Roy, Darryl Johnson

In the mix: Phil Hoskins, Austin Larkin

Linebackers (6)

On the roster: Shaq Thompson, Frankie Luvu, Damien Wilson, Brandon Smith, Cory Littleton, Julian Stanford

Defensive backs (10)

On the roster: Donte Jackson, Jaycee Horn, Xavier Woods, Jeremy Chinn, C.J. Henderson, Keith Taylor, Myles Hartsfield, Juston Burris, Chris Westry, Kalon Barnes

Specialists (3)

On the roster: Johnny Hekker, Zane Gonzalez, J.J. Jansen

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[NYPantherFan]

The way Rhule gets a hard on when he mention CJ Saunders tells me he's making the team.

[4Corners]

2 hours ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Gonna give some of you huddlers free advice. Don’t have a soul patch. 

[Jackie Lee]

29 minutes ago, 4Corners said:

Gonna give some of you huddlers free advice. Don’t have a soul patch. 

With the borderline Fauhawk he looks ready for a Smash Mouth reunion show

[Smithers]

12 hours ago, UNCrules2187 said:

This coaching staff played Jordan over Brown the entire season last year, what makes you think they see anything in Brown?

Brown played the last 2 weeks.  He simply wasn’t conditioned for the NFL early in the season and we all know that.  The decision to wait to put him in as a starter was the right one.  
 

we are talking about a depth piece here, not a starter.  Brown has far more upside and should be better conditioned by now.  

[Khyber53]

12 hours ago, 4Corners said:

That group of tight ends is easily the worst in the NFL and the worst in franchise history. My God. 
 

Linebacking corp ain’t much better. Shaq is a stud but the rest is garbage. 

I wish I could argue against this, but there it is. 

Luvu and Tremble might blossom this year. But yeah, outside of Shaq, those cupboards are pretty bare.