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Top 50 Carolina Panthers

Added as an Expansion team in 1995, the Carolina Panthers took little time to become good as they would make the NFC Conference Finals in their second season of existence.  Competing in the NFC South, the Panthers have not yet won the Super Bowl, but they have won the NFC twice (2003 & 2015) so it is not like there has not been success for the Charlotte based franchise.


Note: Football lists are based on an amalgamation of tenure, traditional statistics, advanced statistics, playoff statistics and post-season accolades.

This list is active up until the end of the 2022 Season.
From UCLA, DeShaun Foster was a 2nd Round Pick in 2002, and while he never had a 1,000 Rushing Yard season he did have three straight 850 Yard campaigns (2005-07), and in the five years he played for the Panthers he had 3,570 Rushing Yards and another 1,129 from the air.  Foster would have a 33 Yard Rushing Touchdown in…
Josh Norman's first three seasons were reasonably non-descript, but in his fourth year he broke out with the best season he ever had.  Norman had four Interceptions, and opposing Quarterbacks avoided him more and more as the season went on and he would hold QBs to the lowest passer rating when targeting him.  The Cornerback would be named to the…
The Carolina Panthers have not had much to smile at over the last four season, but they have had a ray of sunshine in Brian Burns. The former Florida State Seminole joined the Panthers as a First Round Pick in 2018 (18th Overall) and started five games as a rookie. A Starter in 2020, Burns became one of the NFC…
With all due respect to Billy Cundiff, we are guessing that the Washington Redskins wish they never released Graham Gano in 2012 in favor of him.
Greg Hardy arrived in Carolina as a 6th Round Pick from Ole Miss, and in his second season in the NFL he would secure a role as the team's starting Defensive End.  Proving to be an excellent pass rusher, Hardy would record 34 Sacks and 44 Tackles for Loss with his best season coming in 2013.  That year he was…
A 3rd Round Pick from Iowa in 2008, Charles Godfrey started at Free Safety as a rookie and would move to Strong Safety in his third season.  He would play there for three more seasons for the Panthers as a starter, but injuries took him out of action for most of 2013, and he would be released shortly after that. …
As of this writing, Western Michigan’s Taylor Moton is entering his sixth year in the National Football League, all of which have been spent with the Carolina Panthers. Moton was a backup as a rookie and became a starter at Right Tackle in his second year, quietly doing a good job and providing stability at his position.  It is possible that…
From Troy University, Mario Addison bounced around with Chicago, Indianapolis, and Washington before finding a home with the Carolina Panthers late in the 2012 season.  From 2013 to 2016, Addison would only start three games but we would be used as a pass rush specialist and would record 9.5 Quarterback Sacks in 2016.  Following that year, he would become a…
Geoff Hangartner was drafted in the 5th Round from Texas A&M in 2005, and he would play in various places on the O-Line for four seasons before signing with the Buffalo Bills in 2009.  The Panthers would sign him again where he would stabilize the Right Guard position for two seasons before being released after the third when he became…
Undrafted in 2011 from New Mexico, Byron Bell was an excellent pickup for the Carolina Panthers.  Bell would become the starting Right Tackle for the team early in his rookie season, and he would hold that spot for three seasons before switching to Left Tackle in his fourth year, which would be his last in Carolina as he would sign…
A Pro Bowl Selection with the Denver Broncos in 1989, Kragen would sign with the Carolina Panthers for their inaugural season in 1995 when he was in his early 30s.  The Panthers would be good quickly, appearing in the NFC Championship Game in 1996 and Kragen was part of that team’s success.  Kragen would retire after the 1997 season and…
Ken Lucas played at Right Cornerback for the Carolina Panthers from 2005 to 2008.  Lucas played for the Seattle Seahawks before and after that stint, but as a Panther, he would record 13 Interceptions and 235 Tackles.  Lucas would also have a pair of picks in the post-season for Carolina.