Carolina Panthers 53-man roster prediction after 2nd preseason game

The Carolina Panthers had some unfortunate maneuvering to do over the past few days.

In getting down to the week’s 80-man roster limit, the team removed five players from its program. That saw rookie quarterback Matt Corral and cornerback Duke Dawson sent to the injured reserve and tight end Jared Scott, offensive tackle Austen Pleasants and linebacker Khalan Tolson waived.

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Now, the next set of moves will be the big one—as the league will call for every club to turn in its 53-man roster by Aug. 30. So, here’s our latest forecast on how that may look for the Panthers.

Quarterbacks (2)

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• Baker Mayfield
• Sam Darnold

Running backs (3)

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• Christian McCaffrey
• Chuba Hubbard
• D’Onta Foreman

Wide receivers (7)

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• DJ Moore
• Robbie Anderson
• Terrace Marshall Jr.
• Rashard Higgins
• Shi Smith
• Brandon Zylstra
• Andre Roberts

Tight ends (4)

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• Ian Thomas
• Tommy Tremble
• Giovanni Ricci
• Stephen Sullivan

Offensive linemen (9)

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• Ikem Ekwonu
• Brady Christensen
• Pat Elflein
• Austin Corbett
• Taylor Moton
• Bradley Bozeman
• Michael Jordan
• Cameron Erving
• Cade Mays

Defensive linemen (9)

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• Brian Burns
• Derrick Brown
• Matt Ioannidis
• Yetur Gross-Matos
• Marquis Haynes Sr.
• Amaré Barno
• Daviyon Nixon
• Bravvion Roy
• Darryl Johnson

Linebackers (6)

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• Shaq Thompson
• Damien Wilson
• Frankie Luvu
• Cory Littleton
• Brandon Smith
• Julian Stanford

Cornerbacks (5)

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• Donte Jackson
• Jaycee Horn
• CJ Henderson
• Keith Taylor Jr.
• Stantley Thomas-Oliver III

Safeties (5)

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• Jeremy Chinn
• Xavier Woods
• Juston Burris
• Myles Hartsfield
• Sean Chandler

Specialists (3)

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• Zane Gonzalez
• Johnny Hekker
• JJ Jansen