2017 Carolina Panthers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference
Lost Wild Card
Coach: Ron Rivera (11-5)
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
2017 Carolina Panthers StatisticsTeam Record: 11-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference
Lost Wild Card
Coach: Ron Rivera (11-5)
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
2017 Carolina Panthers Results
The Carolina Panthers of the National Football League ended the 2017 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference.
The Panthers scored 363 points, and the defense conceded 327. Cam Newton triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,302 yards. Christian McCaffrey paced the receiving corps, snagging 80 passes, while Devin Funchess accumulated 840 receiving yards.
Cam Newton carried the ball for a team-best 754 yards for Carolina, while Jonathan Stewart additionally contributed to the rushing attack.
Luke Kuechly picked off 3 opponent throws. Mario Addison and Julius Peppers each topped the defensive unit with 11 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 50 sacks.
Ron Rivera coached the team. The 2017 Carolina Panthers lost in the Wild Card.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Mike Adams | SS | March 24, 1981 | 5'10" | 195 | Delaware | Paterson, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 97 | Mario Addison | DE | November 30, 1989 | 6'3" | 252 | Troy | Birmingham, AL | 16 | 16 |
| 3 | Derek Anderson | QB | June 15, 1983 | 6'6" | 229 | Oregon St. | Portland, OR USA | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | Alex Armah | FB | May 17, 1994 | 6'2" | 253 | West Georgia | Lawrenceville, GA | 9 | 0 |
| 34 | Cameron Artis-Payne | RB | June 23, 1990 | 5'10" | 212 | Auburn | Harrisburg, PA | 13 | 0 |
| 13 | Kelvin Benjamin | WR | February 5, 1991 | 6'5" | 240 | Florida St. | Belle Glade, FL | 8 | 8 |
| 11 | Brenton Bersin | WR | May 9, 1990 | 6'3" | 215 | Wofford | Charlotte, NC | 8 | 1 |
| 24 | James Bradberry | LCB | August 4, 1993 | 6'1" | 211 | Samford | Pleasant Grove, AL | 16 | 16 |
| 92 | Vernon Butler | RDT | June 14, 1994 | 6'4" | 323 | Louisiana Tech | Summit, MS | 14 | 0 |
| 18 | Damiere Byrd | WR | January 27, 1993 | 5'9" | 180 | South Carolina | Camden, NJ | 8 | 3 |
| 31 | Jairus Byrd | FS | October 7, 1986 | 6'0" | 205 | Oregon | San Diego, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 57 | Jeremy Cash | WLB | December 9, 1992 | 6'0" | 215 | Ohio State; Duke | Miami, FL | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Kaelin Clay | WR | January 2, 1992 | 5'10" | 190 | Utah | Long Beach, CA | 9 | 2 |
| 20 | Kurt Coleman | FS | July 1, 1988 | 5'11" | 195 | Ohio St. | Clayton, OH USA | 12 | 12 |
| 64 | Bryan Cox | LDE | June 25, 1994 | 6'3" | 270 | Florida | St. Louis, MO | 7 | 0 |
| 36 | Demetrious Cox | SS | April 20, 1994 | 6'0" | 200 | Michigan St. | Jeannette, PA | 4 | 0 |
| 58 | Thomas Davis | LB | March 22, 1983 | 6'1" | 231 | Georgia | Shellman, GA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 84 | Ed Dickson | TE | July 25, 1987 | 6'4" | 244 | Oregon | Inglewood, CA USA | 16 | 12 |
| 14 | Mose Frazier | WR | August 30, 1993 | 5'11" | 190 | Memphis | Memphis, TN | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Devin Funchess | WR | May 21, 1994 | 6'5" | 230 | Michigan | Farmington Hills, MI | 16 | 16 |
| 57 | Andrew Gachkar | WLB | November 4, 1988 | 6'3" | 228 | Missouri | Cheraw, SC | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | Graham Gano | K | April 9, 1987 | 6'0" | 192 | Florida St. | Arbroath, Scotland | 16 | 0 |
| 23 | Ladarius Gunter | LCB | May 13, 1992 | 6'1" | 200 | Miami (FL) | Montgomery, AL | 4 | 0 |
| 94 | Daeshon Hall | DE | June 14, 1995 | 6'5" | 266 | Texas A&M | Seattle, WA | 1 | 0 |
| 96 | Wes Horton | RDE | January 18, 1990 | 6'5" | 261 | USC | Los Angeles, CA | 16 | 0 |
| 53 | Benjamin Jacobs | SLB-MLB | April 17, 1988 | 6'4" | 243 | Fresno State | Flat River, MO | 16 | 0 |
| 44 | J.J. Jansen | LONG | January 20, 1986 | 6'2" | 254 | Notre Dame | Phoenix, AZ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 95 | Charles Johnson | DE | July 10, 1986 | 6'2" | 270 | Georgia | Hawkinsville, GA USA | 12 | 11 |
| 42 | Colin Jones | FS,DB/FS/L | October 27, 1987 | 6'0" | 201 | TCU | 16 | 7 | |
| 75 | Matt Kalil | LT,LT/T | July 6, 1989 | 6'6" | 306 | USC | Corona, CA | 16 | 16 |
| 67 | Ryan Kalil | C | March 29, 1985 | 6'3" | 299 | USC | Corona, CA USA | 6 | 6 |
| 59 | Luke Kuechly | MLB | April 20, 1991 | 6'3" | 242 | Boston Col. | Cincinnati, OH | 15 | 15 |
| 69 | Tyler Larsen | C | July 8, 1991 | 6'4" | 313 | Utah St. | Salt Lake City, UT | 14 | 10 |
| 98 | Star Lotulelei | DT | December 20, 1989 | 6'3" | 311 | Utah | 16 | 16 | |
| 93 | Kyle Love | LDT | September 14, 1986 | 6'1" | 301 | Mississippi State | , South Korea | 16 | 0 |
| 82 | Chris Manhertz | TE | April 10, 1992 | 6'6" | 255 | Canisius | New York, NY | 16 | 4 |
| 55 | David Mayo | MLB | August 18, 1993 | 6'1" | 242 | Texas State | Scapoose, OR USA | 16 | 1 |
| 22 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | June 7, 1996 | 5'11" | 202 | Stanford | Castle Rock, CO | 16 | 10 |
| 72 | Taylor Moton | ROT | August 18, 1994 | 6'5" | 319 | West. Michigan | Lansing, MI | 16 | 0 |
| 41 | Captain Munnerlyn | LCB | April 10, 1988 | 5'9" | 182 | South Carolina | Mobile, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 1 | Cam Newton | QB | May 11, 1989 | 6'5" | 248 | Auburn | Savannah, GA | 16 | 16 |
| 52 | Jared Norris | SLB | July 19, 1993 | 6'1" | 240 | Utah | Bakersfield, CA | 11 | 0 |
| 68 | Andrew Norwell | LG | October 25, 1991 | 6'6" | 316 | Ohio State | Cincinnati, OH | 16 | 16 |
| 88 | Greg Olsen | TE | March 11, 1985 | 6'6" | 254 | Miami (FL) | Paterson, NJ USA | 7 | 7 |
| 5 | Michael Palardy | P | July 6, 1992 | 5'11" | 191 | Tennessee | Margate, FL | 16 | 0 |
| 56 | Spencer Paysinger | SLB | June 28, 1988 | 6'2" | 236 | Oregon | Los Angeles, CA | 3 | 0 |
| 90 | Julius Peppers | DE | January 18, 1980 | 6'6" | 283 | North Carolina | Wilson, NC USA | 16 | 5 |
| 10 | Curtis Samuel | WR,RB/WR | August 11, 1996 | 5'11" | 196 | Ohio St. | Brooklyn, NY | 9 | 4 |
| 27 | Kevon Seymour | RCB | November 30, 1993 | 6'0" | 185 | USC | Pasadena, CA | 16 | 2 |
| 19 | Russell Shepard | WR | September 17, 1990 | 6'1" | 195 | LSU | Houston, TX | 15 | 3 |
| 99 | Kawann Short | DT | February 2, 1989 | 6'3" | 299 | Purdue | East Chicago, IN | 16 | 16 |
| 65 | Amini Silatolu | RG | September 16, 1988 | 6'4" | 311 | Midwestern St. | Redwood City, CA | 14 | 3 |
| 37 | Dezmen Southward | S | October 1, 1990 | 6'0" | 211 | Wisconsin | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Jonathan Stewart | RB | March 21, 1987 | 5'11" | 235 | Oregon | Fort Lewis, WA USA | 15 | 10 |
| 54 | Shaq Thompson | LB | April 21, 1994 | 6'2" | 231 | Washington | Sacramento, CA | 14 | 14 |
| 70 | Trai Turner | RG | June 14, 1993 | 6'3" | 310 | LSU | New Orleans, LA | 13 | 13 |
| 73 | Greg Van Roten | LOG-ROG-C | February 26, 1990 | 6'3" | 303 | Pennsylvanua | New York, NY | 11 | 0 |
| 43 | Fozzy Whittaker | RB | February 2, 1989 | 5'10" | 202 | Texas | Houston, TX | 12 | 0 |
| 60 | Daryl Williams | RT | August 31, 1992 | 6'5" | 334 | Oklahoma | Newport News, VA | 16 | 16 |
| 26 | Daryl Worley | RCB,RCB/SS | February 22, 1995 | 6'1" | 198 | West Virginia | Philadelphia, PA | 15 | 14 |
