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Carolina Panthers' quest to their initial 53-man roster for the 2026 campaign has begun. And, as always, the big cutdown will be a tad difficult to keep up with.
So, in addition to the departures, follow along here as we track a live look at the Panthers' roster . . .
Roster
- QB Bryce Young
- QB Kenny Pickett
- QB Haynes King
- RB Chuba Hubbard
- RB Jonathon Brooks
- RB Trevor Etienne
- RB AJ Dillon
- RB Anthony Tyus III
- WR Tetairoa McMillan
- WR Jalen Coker
- WR Xavier Legette
- WR Brycen Tremayne
- WR David Moore
- WR Jimmy Horn Jr.
- WR John Metchie III
- WR Ja'seem Reed
- WR Casey Washington
- TE Tommy Tremble
- TE Mitchell Evans
- TE Ja'Tavion Sanders
- TE Feleipe Franks
- TE James Mitchell
- TE Darren Waller
- OT Rasheed Walker
- OT Monroe Freeling
- OT Stone Forsythe
- OT Jake Curhan
- OT Albert Reese
- OT Isaia Glass
- G Damien Lewis
- G Robert Hunt
- G Brady Christensen
- G Chandler Zavala
- G Ja'Tyre Carter
- C Luke Fornter
- C Sam Hecht
- C Nick Samac
- DL Derrick Brown
- DL Bobby Brown III
- DL Cam Jackson
- DL Lee Hunter
- DL Jared Harrison-Hunte
- DL Aaron Hall
- DL Elijah Garcia
- DL Parker Petersen
- OLB Jaelan Phillips
- OLB Pat Jones II
- OLB Princely Umanmielen
- OLB Trevis Gipson
- OLB Thomas Incoom
- OLB Cam Gill
- OLB Isaiah Smith
- ILB Devin Lloyd
- ILB Trevin Wallace
- ILB Claudin Cherelus
- ILB Bam Martin-Scott
- OLB Maema Njongmeta
- ILB Mapalo Mwansa
- ILB Jackson Kuwatch
- CB Jaycee Horn
- CB Mike Jackson
- CB Chau Smith-Wade
- CB Will Lee III
- CB Corey Thornton
- CB Akayleb Evans
- CB Robert Rochell
- CB Cam Miller
- CB Devonta Smith
- CB Tyrek Funderburk
- CB DeCarlos Nicholson
- S Tre'von Moehrig
- S Nick Scott
- S Lathan Ransom
- S Zakee Wheatley
- S Isaiah Simmons
- S Demani Richardson
- K Ryan Fitzgerald
- P Sam Martin
- LS JJ Jansen
Active/non-football illness
- OT Taylor Moton
Active/physically unable to perform
- OT Ikem Ekwonu
- DL Tershawn Wharton
Reserve/injured
- WR Chris Brazzell II
- OLB Nic Scourton
Cuts
- QB Kyle Trask (reportedly released)
- RB Miles Davis (waived)
- WR Dan Chisena (released with injury settlement)
- WR Elijah Cooks (waived)
- WR Roc Taylor (waived)
- TE Caden Prieskorn (waived)
- OL Ryan Hayes (waived/injured)
- DT Kyon Barrs (waived)
- DT Tywone Malone (waived)
- OLB Jeremiah Moon (reportedly waived)
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This article originally appeared on Panthers Wire: Carolina Panthers initial 53-man roster tracker: Live updates during cuts











