2026 Carolina Panthers season

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 seasons.

OwnerDavid Tepper

General managerDan Morgan

Head coachDave Canales

Home stadiumBank of America Stadium

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2026 Carolina Panthers season
Owner	David Tepper
General manager	Dan Morgan
Head coach	Dave Canales
Home stadium	Bank of America Stadium
Results
Record	0–0
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Offseason

Draft

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2026 Carolina Panthers draft selections
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	19	Monroe Freeling	OT	Georgia
2	49	Lee Hunter	DT	Texas Tech	From Minnesota ^[A]
2	51	Traded to the Minnesota Vikings ^[A]
3	83	Chris Brazzell II	WR	Tennessee
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	119	Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars ^[B]
	124	Traded to the Chicago Bears ^[C]			From Jacksonville ^[B]
	129	Will Lee III	CB	Texas A&M	From Chicago ^[C]
5	144	Sam Hecht	C	Kansas State	From Tennessee via Chicago ^[C]
	151	Zakee Wheatley	S	Penn State	From 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]
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	196	Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars ^[B]			From Minnesota ^[A]
	200	Traded to the Miami Dolphins ^[D]
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	227	Jackson Kuwatch	LB	Miami (OH)	From Miami ^[D]
	235	Traded to the Minnesota Vikings ^[E]

2026 Carolina Panthers undrafted free agents
Name	Position	College	Ref.
Haynes King	QB	Georgia Tech	^[6]
Jaylon Guilbeau	CB	Texas
Aaron Hall	DT	Duke
Isaia Glass	OT	Vanderbilt
Cam Miller	CB	Rutgers
Parker Peterson	DT	Wisconsin
Kobe Prentice	WR	Baylor
Albert Reese	OT	Mississippi State
Devonta Smith	CB	Notre Dame
Isaiah Smith	OLB	SMU
Miles Davis	RB	Utah State	^[7]
Tywone Malone Jr.	DT	Ohio State	^[7]
Heinrich Haarberg	TE	Nebraska	^[8]

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Draft trades

[A]
Minnesota traded second- and sixth- round selections (49th and 196th overall) to Carolina in exchange for second- and fifth- round selections (51st and 159th overall)..^[1]
[B]
Carolina traded fourth- and sixth-round selections (119th and 196th overall) to Jacksonville in exchange for fourth- and fifth- round selections (124th and 166th overall).^[2]
[C]
Carolina traded fourth- and fifth-round selections (124th and 166th overall) to Chicago in exchange for fourth- and fifth-round selections (129th and 144th overall).^[3]
[D]
Miami traded fifth- and seventh-round selections (151st and 227th overall) to Carolina in exchange for fifth- and sixth-round selections (158th and 200th overall).^[4]
[E]
Minnesota traded a fifth-round selection (158th overall) and a 2027 fourth-round selection to Carolina in exchange for a conditional seventh-round selection (235th overall), a 2027 fifth-round selection and WR Adam Thielen.^[5]

Free agents

Staff

**Carolina Panthers staff**
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	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 player development – Brian Decker Director of pro scouting – Lee McNeill Director of player personnel – Jared Kirksey Assistant director of college scouting – Dave Whittington Director of data science – Benjamin Brown Director of football administration – Justin Davidov Head coaches Head coach – Dave Canales Assistant head coach/run game coordinator – Harold Goodwin Associate head coach/offensive specialist – Darrell Bevell Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Brad Idzik Pass game coordinator – Mike Bercovici Quarterbacks – Will Harriger Running backs – Bernie Parmalee Wide receivers – Rob Moore Tight ends – Pat McPherson Offensive line – Joe Gilbert Offensive assistant – Keyshawn Colmon Offensive quality control – Dean Petzing			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 Special teams coordinator – Tracy Smith Assistant special teams coordinator – Daren Bates 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 → More NFL staffs

Current roster

**Carolina Panthers roster**
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Quarterbacks (QB) 16 Haynes King 12 Kenny Pickett 14 Kyle Trask 9 Bryce Young Running backs (RB) 25 Jonathon Brooks 37 Miles Davis 28 A. J. Dillon 23 Trevor Etienne 30 Chuba Hubbard 34 Anthony Tyus III Wide receivers (WR) 18 Jalen Coker 80 Elijah Cooks 15 Jimmy Horn Jr. 17 Xavier Legette 4 Tetairoa McMillan 13 John Metchie III 83 David Moore 86 Ja'seem Reed 39 Roc Taylor 87 Brycen Tremayne 88 Casey Washington Tight ends (TE) 84 Mitchell Evans 81 Feleipe Franks 85 James Mitchell 69 Parker Peterson DT 40 Caden Prieskorn 0 Ja'Tavion Sanders 82 Tommy Tremble		Offensive linemen (OL) 65 Ja'Tyre Carter G 70 Brady Christensen G 71 Jake Curhan T 79 Ikem Ekwonu LT 73 Stone Forsythe LT 77 Luke Fortner C 57 Monroe Freeling LT 74 Isaia Glass LT 67 Joshua Gray G 66 Ryan Hayes T 75 Sam Hecht C 50 Robert Hunt G 68 Damien Lewis G 72 Taylor Moton RT 76 Albert Reese IV RT 60 Nick Samac C 63 Rasheed Walker LT 62 Chandler Zavala LG Defensive linemen (DL) 67 Kyon Barrs DT 97 Bobby Brown III DT 95 Derrick Brown DE 96 Elijah Garcia DE 61 Aaron Hall DT 94 Jared Harrison-Hunte DE 92 Lee Hunter DT 99 Cam Jackson DT 64 Tywone Malone Jr. DT 98 Tershawn Wharton DT		Linebackers (LB) 53 Claudin Cherelus ILB 49 Cam Gill LB 52 Trevis Gipson OLB 48 Thomas Incoom OLB 91 Patrick Jones II OLB 55 Devin Lloyd ILB 54 Bam Martin-Scott ILB 46 Jackson Kuwatch ILB 56 Jeremiah Moon LB 58 Mapalo Mwansa ILB (IPP) 45 Maema Njongmeta ILB 5 Jaelan Phillips OLB 27 Isaiah Simmons ILB 47 Isaiah Smith OLB 3 Princely Umanmielen OLB 32 Trevin Wallace ILB Defensive backs (DB) 29 Akayleb Evans CB 20 Tyrek Funderburk CB 8 Jaycee Horn CB 2 Mike Jackson CB 24 Will Lee III CB 42 Cam Miller CB 7 Tre'von Moehrig SS 41 DeCarlos Nicholson CB 22 Lathan Ransom SS 36 Demani Richardson SS 33 Robert Rochell CB 21 Nick Scott FS 43 DeVonta Smith CB 26 Chau Smith-Wade CB 31 Corey Thornton CB 38 Zakee Wheatley FS Special teams (ST) 10 Ryan Fitzgerald K 44 J. J. Jansen LS 6 Sam Martin P		Reserve 19 Chris Brazzell II WR (IR) -- Dan Chisena WR (IR) 39 Nick Hampton OLB (IR) 11 Nic Scourton OLB (IR) 90 active (1 exempt), 4 reserve As of August 12, 2026. Rookies in italics. Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

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Week	Date	Time (EDT)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Network	Recap
HOF	August 6	8:00 p.m.	vs. Arizona Cardinals	W 33–30	1–0	Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium	NBC / Peacock	Recap
1	August 15	1:00 p.m.	at Buffalo Bills	L 14–29	1–1	Highmark Stadium		Recap
2	August 21	7:30 p.m.	at Jacksonville Jaguars			EverBank Stadium
3	August 28	7:00 p.m.	Houston Texans			Bank of America Stadium

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Regular season

Schedule

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Week	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Venue	Network
1	September 13	1:00 p.m.	Chicago Bears	Bank of America Stadium	Fox
2	September 20	1:00 p.m.	at Atlanta Falcons	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Fox
3	September 27	1:00 p.m.	at Cleveland Browns	Huntington Bank Field	Fox
4	October 4	8:20 p.m.	Detroit Lions	Bank of America Stadium	NBC
5	Bye
6	October 18	1:00 p.m.	at Philadelphia Eagles	Lincoln Financial Field	CBS
7	October 25	1:00 p.m.	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Bank of America Stadium	Fox
8	October 29	8:15 p.m.	at Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field	Prime Video
9	November 8	1:00 p.m.	Denver Broncos	Bank of America Stadium	CBS
10	November 15	1:00 p.m.	at New Orleans Saints	Caesars Superdome	Fox
11	November 22	1:00 p.m.	Baltimore Ravens	Bank of America Stadium	Fox
12	November 30	8:15 p.m.	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Raymond James Stadium	ESPN
13	December 6	4:25 p.m.	at Minnesota Vikings	U.S. Bank Stadium	CBS
14	December 13	1:00 p.m.	New Orleans Saints	Bank of America Stadium	CBS
15	December 20	1:00 p.m.	Cincinnati Bengals	Bank of America Stadium	Fox
16	December 24/26/27/28	TBD	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Acrisure Stadium	TBD
17	January 3	1:00 p.m.	Seattle Seahawks	Bank of America Stadium	Fox
18	January 9/10	TBD	Atlanta Falcons	Bank of America Stadium	TBD

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Notes

Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 and dates from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling, for the exception of Week 8.^[9]
The date, time and network for Week 16 will be finalized by no later than the end of Week 14.^[10]
The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.^[9]

2026 Carolina Panthers season

Offseason

Draft

Staff

Current roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Notes

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