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Anthony Rizzuti

Panthers’ projected defensive depth chart going into OTAs

With organized team activities set to begin this week for the Carolina Panthers, we have an 88-man roster to sift through.

So, here is our projected depth chart for about half of that program—the one on the defensive side of the ball.

Defensive line

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Position 1st string 2nd string 3rd string 4th string
DE Derrick Brown Henry Anderson Raequan Williams Antwuan Jackson
NT Shy Tuttle Marquan McCall John Penisini
DE DeShawn Williams Bravvion Roy Jalen Redmond

Redmond and Jackson are the newest additions to this beefy front coming out of rookie minicamp.

In the middle

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Position 1st string 2nd string 3rd string 4th string 5th string
OLB Brian Burns Marquis Haynes Sr. Amaré Barno Kobe Jones Jordan Thomas
ILB Shaq Thompson Kamu Grugier-Hill Chandler Wooten Bumper Pool
ILB Jeremy Chinn Brandon Smith Arron Mosby Ayinde Eley
OLB Frankie Luvu Yetur Gross-Matos DJ Johnson Eku Leota

As we’ve noted numerous times in our previous projections, the middle of this defense will probably have multiple looks. Expect the versatility of Chinn and Luvu, in particular, to heavily factor into defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero’s plans.

Secondary

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Position 1st string 2nd string 3rd string 4th string 5th string
CB Jaycee Horn CJ Henderson Stantley Thomas-Oliver III Rejzohn Wright Mark Milton
CB Donte Jackson Keith Taylor Jr. Herb Miller Colby Richardson
SS Vonn Bell Eric Rowe Jammie Robinson Vernon Scott
FS Xavier Woods Sam Franklin Myles Dorn

Along with the undrafted free agents in Wright, Richardson and Milton—Scott joins the secondary as a new face heading into OTAs.

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