Projected Panthers running back. The lead job is still a camp question.
Staff and depth chart are unchanged.
- ADP
- 7.07 (78.9)
- Target
- 7.07
- Move
- 0
- As of
- 2026-08-25
What changed
4 real changes. The rest held.
Run blocking
Was 2025 Panthers five
Now Same core
Run blocking is continuity.
Pass blocking
Was 2025 Panthers five
Now Same core. No published five-man reset.
Line is continuity, not a new five.
Backfield
Was Chuba Hubbard / Jonathon Brooks
Now Committee likely unless camp names a clear lead
Brooks and Hubbard both on the board.
Pass catchers
Was Tetairoa McMillan plus the room
Now McMillan remains WR1; Coker complementary
No superstar WR added in public reporting.
Continuity
Quarterback
Was Bryce Young
Now Bryce Young
Locked starter.
Play caller
Was Dave Canales
Now Canales still calling
Year three of the same offense.
Head coach
Was Dave Canales
Now Dave Canales
Same HC.
Scheme & pace
Was Canales 2025
Now Canales 2026
Continuity year.
Tight end
Was 2025 TE room
Now 2026 TE room
No headline TE change.
Team environment
Was Canales rebuild
Now Year three, still NFC South slog
Middle scripts.
Vacated volume
- Targets
- —
- Carries
- —
- Red zone
- —
- Air yards
- —
No high-confidence vacated-volume number published. Role change matters more than a target count.
Competition added
No meaningful new competition sourced.
This player
- Projected role
- Projected Panthers running back. The lead job is still a camp question.
- Usage
- The lead job is still a camp question. Usage is a split until someone takes it.
- Injury
- No Week 1 absence reported as of August 20, 2026.
- Contract
- Not flagged as a 2026 hold-in.
- Camp
- Training camp underway as of August 2026. Week 1 is September.
Upside
Run blocking is continuity. Brooks and Hubbard both on the board.
Downside
Camp could still change the job before Week 1.
Risks
- Most of this looks like last year. Watch for a quiet camp role change.low
Sources
No source URLs were returned with this brief.
Notes come from the 2026 coaching and roster board (team sites, NFL.com, ESPN, The Athletic). Hold is the default when ADP already has the news.