2021 Carolina Panthers season

The 2021 season will be the Carolina Panthers' upcoming 27th in the National Football League, their first under general manager Scott Fitterer and their second under head coach Matt Rhule.

2021 Carolina Panthers season
Owner	David Tepper
Head coach	Matt Rhule
General manager	Scott Fitterer
Home field	Bank of America Stadium
Uniform

Draft

2021 Carolina Panthers Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	8
2	39
3	73
4	TBD
5	TBD
6	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

	Front office Owner – David Tepper General Manager – Scott Fitterer Executive director of player personnel – Jeff Morrow Vice president of football operations – Sean Padden Director of player personnel – Pat Stewart Director of pro personnel – Matt Allen Director of player negotiations & salary cap manager – Samir Suleiman Director of football analytics – Taylor Rajack Head coaches Head coach – Matt Rhule Assistant to the head coach – Matthew Delgado Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Joe Brady Quarterbacks – Sean Ryan Assistant quarterbacks – Matt Lombardi Senior offensive assistant/running backs – Jeff Nixon Wide receivers – Frisman Jackson Tight ends – Brian Angelichio Offensive line – Pat Meyer Assistant offensive line – Tony Sparano Jr			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Phil Snow Defensive run game coordinator – Al Holcomb Defensive line – Vacant Assistant defensive line – Frank Okam Linebackers – Mike Siravo Defensive pass game coordinator/secondary – Jason Simmons Cornerbacks – Evan Cooper Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Chase Blackburn Assistant special teams – Ed Foley Strength and conditioning Head athletic trainer – Kevin King Strength and conditioning – Jeremy Scott Assistant strength and conditioning – Gus Felder and Thomas Barbeau → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs
AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC LV LAC NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LAR SF SEA

Current roster

Carolina Panthers roster

Quarterbacks  5 Teddy Bridgewater  7 Will Grier 15 Tommy Stevens  6 P. J. Walker Running backs 39 Reggie Bonnafon 36 Trenton Cannon 22 Christian McCaffrey 35 Rodney Smith Wide receivers 11 Robby Anderson 17 Omar Bayless 12 D. J. Moore Tight ends 80 Ian Thomas 86 Colin Thompson

Offensive linemen 65 Dennis Daley G 63 Matt Kaskey T 74 Greg Little T 61 Matt Paradis C Defensive linemen 95 Derrick Brown DT 53 Brian Burns DE 97 Yetur Gross-Matos DE 78 Woodrow Hamilton DT 98 Marquis Haynes DE 92 Zach Kerr DT 96 Austin Larkin DE 93 Bravvion Roy DT 99 Kawann Short DT 91 Stephen Weatherly DE

Linebackers 56 Jermaine Carter OLB 21 Jeremy Chinn OLB/FS 47 Jordan Mack OLB 55 Christian Miller OLB 54 Shaq Thompson OLB Defensive backs 33 Tre Boston FS 31 Juston Burris SS 42 Sam Franklin SS 38 Myles Hartsfield FS 26 Donte Jackson CB 30 Natrell Jamerson SS 25 Troy Pride CB 27 Kenny Robinson S 23 Stantley Thomas-Oliver CB Special teams  3 Joseph Charlton P  2 Michael Palardy P  4 Joey Slye K

Reserve lists 48 Daniel Bituli LB (Futures) 83 Ventell Bryant WR (Futures) 34 Sean Chandler SS (Futures) 81 Amara Darboh WR (Futures)  9 Lirim Hajrullahu K (Futures) 66 Mike Horton G (Futures) 13 Ishmael Hyman WR (Futures) 47 Clay Johnston LB (Futures) 19 Marken Michel WR (Futures) 62 Aaron Monteiro OT (Futures) 45 Chris Orr LB (Futures) 79 Mike Panasiuk DT (Futures) 85 Giovanni Ricci TE (Futures) -- Stephen Sullivan TE (Futures) 71 Sam Tecklenburg G (Futures) Unrestricted FAs 40 Alexander Armah FB 14 Pharoh Cooper WR 28 Mike Davis RB 24 Rasul Douglas CB 29 Corn Elder CB 44 J. J. Jansen LS 69 Tyler Larsen C 82 Chris Manhertz TE 67 John Miller G 72 Taylor Moton OT 76 Russell Okung OT 64 Chris Reed G 10 Curtis Samuel WR 75 Michael Schofield G 50 Julian Stanford OLB 57 Adarius Taylor MLB 52 Tahir Whitehead MLB Restricted FAs 18 Keith Kirkwood WR 94 Efe Obada DE 73 Trent Scott OT 16 Brandon Zylstra WR Rookies in italics Roster updated February 3, 2021 Depth chart Transactions 44 active, 15 inactive, 21 free agent(s) → AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason

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

Regular season

2021 opponents

Listed below are the Panthers' opponents for 2021. The length of the season is contingent on whether the league expands the regular season from 16 to 17 games. If this happens, a 17th game would match the Panthers against a interconference opponent from one of the three divisions from the AFC that the Panthers are not scheduled to play in 2021, which will be based on division placement from 2020.[1]

Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.

Category	Home	Away
Division opponents (NFC South)	Atlanta Falcons New Orleans Saints Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Conference opponents (NFC East)	Philadelphia Eagles Washington Football Team	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants
Conference opponents (based on 2020 division placement)	Minnesota Vikings	Arizona Cardinals
Interconference opponents (AFC East)	New England Patriots New York Jets	Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins

References

1. Florio, Mike (February 16, 2020). "17th game will give each team a fifth interconference matchup". Profootballtalk.com. Retrieved February 16, 2020.

External links

• Official website