2026 Carolina Panthers season

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2026 Carolina Panthers season
OwnerDavid Tepper
General managerDan Morgan
Head coachDave Canales
Home stadiumBank of America Stadium
Results
Record0–0
Uniform

The 2026 season will be the Carolina Panthers' upcoming 32nd in the National Football League (NFL) and their third under the tandem of general manager Dan Morgan and head coach Dave Canales. They will attempt to improve on their 8–9 record from 2025, make the playoffs and win the NFC South for the second consecutive season, and put an end to eight consecutive losing records.

Draft

2026 Carolina Panthers draft selections
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
119 Monroe FreelingOTGeorgia
249 Lee HunterDTTexas TechFrom Minnesota [A]
51 Traded to the Minnesota Vikings [A]
383 Chris Brazzell IIWRTennessee
4
119 Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars [B]
124 Traded to the Chicago Bears [C]From Jacksonville [B]
129 Will Lee IIICBTexas A&MFrom Chicago [C]
5144 Sam HechtCKansas StateFrom Tennessee via Chicago [C]
151 Zakee WheatleySPenn StateFrom Miami [D]
158 Traded to the Miami Dolphins [D]From Minnesota [E]
159 Traded to the Minnesota Vikings [A]
166 Traded to the Chicago Bears [C]From Jacksonville [B]
6
196 Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars [B]From Minnesota [A]
200 Traded to the Miami Dolphins [D]
7
227 Jackson KuwatchLBMiami (OH)From Miami [D]
235 Traded to the Minnesota Vikings [E]

Staff

Front office
  • Owner – David Tepper
  • President – Kristi Coleman
  • President of football operations/general manager – Dan Morgan
  • Executive vice president of football operations – Brandt Tilis
  • Vice president of football analytics – Eric Eager
  • Vice president of development/football administration – Brian Decker
  • Director of pro scouting – Lee McNeill
  • Director of college scouting – Jared Kirksey
  • Assistant director of college scouting – Dave Whittington
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
 
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Ejiro Evero
  • Defensive passing game coordinator – Jonathan Cooley
  • Defensive line – Todd Wash
  • Linebackers – Peter Hansen
  • Outside linebackers – A.C. Carter
  • Assistant linebackers coach – Mayur Chaudhari
  • Secondary – Renaldo Hill
  • Defensive assistant – Kevin Peterson
Special teams coaches
Support staff
  • Senior coaching advisor – Jim Caldwell
  • Head coach assistant and coaching operations manager – Jessica Beckenstein
  • Coaching assistant – Ilir Emini
  • Director of coaching development – Scott Cooper
  • Game management coordinator – George Li
Strength and conditioning
  • Strength and conditioning – Jeremy Scott
  • Strength and conditioning assistant/return to play coordinator – Thomas Barbeau
  • Human performance assistant – Timothy Rabas

Coaching staff
Front office
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Current roster

Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

76 active, 7 unsigned
As of April 28, 2026. Rookies in italics.

Preseason

On March 4, the NFL announced that the Panthers will play the Arizona Cardinals in the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio on August 6.[6]
The remainder of the Panthers' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced later in the spring.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
HOF August 6 vs. Arizona Cardinals 0–0 Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium

Regular season

2026 opponents

Listed below are the Panthers' opponents for 2026. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.[7]

CategoryHomeAway
Division opponents
(NFC South)
Atlanta Falcons
New Orleans Saints
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Conference opponents
(NFC North)
Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Minnesota Vikings
Conference opponents
(based on 2025 division placement)
Seattle SeahawksPhiladelphia Eagles
Interconference opponents
(AFC North)
Baltimore Ravens
Cincinnati Bengals
Cleveland Browns
Pittsburgh Steelers
Interconference opponent
(based on 2025 division placement)
Denver BroncosNo game

Notes

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