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TRANSACTIONS: Drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the first round of the 2018 Draft (24th overall).

COLLEGE: Played in 37 games in three seasons at Maryland…Finished fifth in school history in recep-tions (146), sixth in receiving yards (2,027) and fourth in touchdown receptions (17)…In 2017, earned Phil Steele All-America Second Team honors and was the Big Ten Receiver of the Year and All-Big Ten First Team selec-tion…Set a Maryland record with 80 receptions on the season while accumulating 1,033 receiving yards, good for third in Maryland history…Totaled eight touchdown receptions, tying for fourth all-time in Maryland his-tory for a single season…In 2016, Moore started all

13 games and led the team in receiving yards with 637 and receiving touchdowns with six…He averaged 15.5 yards per catch…Helped Maryland advance to the 2016 Quick Lane Bowl…In 2015, appeared in all 12 games, closing the season with 10 consecutive starts…Tied for team lead with three TD receptions and ranked second in catches (25) and yards (357…His three TD catches were the most for a Maryland true freshman since Stefon Diggs in 2012.

PERSONAL: Went to Imhotep Charter High School in Phila-delphia, Pa…Ranked as a four-star recruit and the best wide receiver in the state of Pennsylvania by Scout.com.

Ht: 6-0 Wt: 210 • Born: April 14, 1997 • Acquired: D1-18

WIDE RECEIVER• MARYLAND

ROOKIE NFL SEASON1ST PANTHERS SEASON

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DJ MOORE COLLEGE STATISTICS

RECEIVING RUSHINGYear Team GP GS No Yds Avg Lg TD Att Yds Avg Lg TD2015 Maryland 12 10 25 357 14.3 52 3 1 9 9.0 9 02016 Maryland 13 13 41 637 15.5 92 6 11 55 5.0 52 02017 Maryland 12 12 80 1033 12.9 52 8 5 61 12.2 61 1Totals 37 35 146 2027 13.9 92 17 17 125 7.4 61 1

KICKOFF RETURNS PUNT RETURNS Year Team No Yds Avg TD No Yds Avg TD 2015 Maryland 0 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 2016 Maryland 15 334 22.3 0 0 0 - 02017 Maryland 0 0 - 0 15 153 10.2 0 Totals 15 334 22.3 0 15 153 10.2 0

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TRANSACTIONS: Drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the second round of the 2018 Draft (55th overall).

COLLEGE: Played in 37 games with 24 starts in the sec-ondary for the Tigers…For career, compiled 114 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, and four interceptions…Added 20 pass breakups and a sack…Named All-America Second Team by Sporting News in 2017…All-SEC Second Team in 2017…In 2017, finished with 49 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, a sack and an interception…Ranked second on team in pass breakups with 10…Recorded a career-best nine tackles in road win over Florida…In his sophomore season of 2016, he played in 12 games with 11 starts…

Recorded the second-most pass breakups with eight on the season…Also had 39 tackles…Returned seven kick-offs during the season, including a long of 40 against Jacksonville State…Also totaled two interceptions and a forced fumble.

PERSONAL: Competed on LSU’s track teams as one of the NCAA’s top sprinters during the 2017 track season…An SEC finalist in the 60 meters indoors and 100 meters outdoors at the SEC Championships…Attended Riverdale High School in Metairie, La.

Ht: 5-10 Wt: 180 • Born: November 8, 1995 • Acquired: D2-18

CORNERBACK • LSU

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DONTEJACKSON

DONTE JACKSON COLLEGE STATISTICS

Year Team GP/GS Tot T A Sack Yds INT Yds Lg TD PD FF FR 2015 LSU 12/1 26 21 5 0.0 0 1 0 - 0 2 0 12016 LSU 12/11 39 32 7 0.0 0 2 40 40 0 8 1 02017 LSU 13/12 49 32 17 1.0 8 1 0 - 0 10 0 0Totals 37/24 114 85 29 1.0 8 4 40 40 0 20 1 1

KICKOFF RETURNS PUNT RETURNS Year Team No Yds Avg TD No Yds Avg TD 2015 LSU 8 164 20.5 0 4 6 1.5 02016 LSU 7 164 23.4 0 0 0 0.0 0Totals 15 328 21.9 0 4 6 1.5 0

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TRANSACTIONS: Drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the third round of the 2018 Draft (85th overall).

COLLEGE: Played in 36 games with 19 starts at defensive back for Tennessee…Did not play in 2015 after suffer-ing season-ending foot injury…In his career, tallied 140 total tackles, including 9.5 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles, recovered three fumbles and made one intercep-tion…Recorded 65 tackles and tied for fourth in the SEC with three forced fumbles in 2017…Set career highs with

10 tackles in a single game, doing it twice against Florida and South Carolina…In 2016, ranked third on the team with 68 tackles, including 6.0 for loss…Posted five tack-les, one forced fumble and two pass breakups in win over Nebraska in Music City Bowl.

PERSONAL: Attended Independence High School in Spring Hill, Tenn.

Ht: 6-1 Wt: 200 • Born: January 23, 1995 • Acquired: D3-18

SAFETY• TENNESSEE

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RASHAANGAULDEN

Year Team GP/GS Tot T A Sack Yds INT Yds Lg TD PD FF FR TD 2014 Tennessee 11/0 7 6 1 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 02015 Tennessee DID NOT PLAY 2016 Tennessee 13/9 68 52 16 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1 0 02017 Tennessee 12/10 65 38 27 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 6 3 3 0 Totals 36/19 140 96 44 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 10 4 3 0

RASHAAN GAULDEN COLLEGE STATISTICS

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TRANSACTIONS: Drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round of the 2018 Draft (101st overall).

COLLEGE: Played two seasons for Indiana after trans-ferring from Nassau Community College (Garden City, N.Y.)…In 2017, was All-Big Ten Honorable Mention…Fin-ished second among Big Ten tight ends with 15.0 yards per reception (4th nationally)…Tied for third among tight

ends in the conference with five receiving touchdowns (T-12th nationally)…Averaged 37.6 receiving yards per game…His touchdowns and yardage rank seventh all-time on Indiana’s single-season tight ends list.

PERSONAL: Attended Digital Harbor High School in Bal-timore, Md.

Ht: 6-4 Wt: 260 • Born: June 6, 1996 • Acquired: D4a-18

TIGHT END • INDIANA

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IANTHOMAS

IAN THOMAS COLLEGE STATISTICS

RECEIVING Year Team GP GS No Yds Avg Lg TD 2016 Indiana 13 1 3 28 9.3 22 0 2017 Indiana 10 10 25 376 15.0 71 5 Totals 23 11 28 404 14.4 71 5

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TRANSACTIONS: Drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round of the 2018 Draft (136th overall).

COLLEGE: Played four seasons at Ole Miss becoming modern-era career sacks leader with 32 career sacks…Also holds modern-era career tackles for loss record with 47.5…In 2017, earned All-SEC Second Team accolades and participated in the Senior Bowl…Tallied 45 tackles on the season, including 7.5 sacks which ranked fifth in the SEC…Notched team-best 11.5 tackles for loss with three forced fumbles…In 2016, earned All-SEC Third Team honors…Led team in TFLs (11.0), sacks (7.0) forced fumbles (3) and QB hurries (8)…Finished

third on team with 53 tackles…Tied for second in SEC and 15th nationally with three forced fumbles…Earned All-SEC Second Team honors in 2015, winning SEC De-fensive Lineman of the Week honors three times…Tied for fourth in the SEC and 19th in the country with 10.0 sacks…In 2014, named to the Freshman All-America First Team by numerous publications…Tied for fourth among all freshman in the nation in sacks (7.5), setting an Ole Miss freshman record.

PERSONAL: Attended University Christian High School in Jacksonville, Fla.

Ht: 6-2 Wt: 235 • Born: December 16, 1993 • Acquired: D4b-18

DEFENSIVE END • MISSISSIPPI

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MARQUIS HAYNES COLLEGE STATISTICS

Year Team GP/GS Tot T A Sack Yds INT Yds Lg TD PD FF FR TD 2014 Mississippi 13/4 31 17 14 7.5 72 0 0 - 0 2 3 1 02015 Mississippi 13/12 43 29 14 10.0 76 0 0 - 0 2 3 1 02016 Mississippi 12/12 53 29 24 7.0 53 1 17 17 0 3 3 1 02017 Mississippi 12/12 45 27 18 7.5 59 0 0 - 0 - 3 0 0Totals 50/40 172 102 70 32.0 260 1 17 17 0 7 12 3 0

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TRANSACTIONS: Drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round of the 2018 Draft (161st overall).

COLLEGE: Played in 50 games at middle linebacker for Maryland from 2014-2017…Compiled 330 career tackles with 9.5 sacks and one interception which he returned for a touchdown…Led team in tackles in three consecutive seasons, becoming fifth Maryland player since 1969 to achieve the feat…He was a three-time All-Big Ten honor-able mention selection…Named to Bednarik and Butkus Award Watch List in 2017…In 2017, led team with 90 tackles and 3.5 sacks…Tied for Big Ten lead with four

forced fumbles…Notched career-high 110 tackles in 2016 and ranked seventh in the Big Ten in tackles per game…Finished second on team with 6.0 sacks and third with 9.0 tackles for loss…Compiled 103 tackles in 2015 and ranked second on team with 14.0 tackles for loss, most by a Maryland linebacker since 2002…Led team with two forced fumbles in redshirt-freshman season in 2014…Served a redshirt season in 2013.

PERSONAL: Attended Friendship Collegiate Academy in Washington, D.C.

Ht: 6-0 Wt: 230 • Born: January 14, 1995 • Acquired: D5-18

LINEBACKER • MARYLAND

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JERMAINECARTER

JERMAINE CARTER COLLEGE STATISTICS

Year Team GP/GS Tot T A Sack Yds INT Yds Lg TD PD FF FR TD 2014 Maryland 13/0 27 19 8 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 2 0 02015 Maryland 12/7 103 66 37 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 0 02016 Maryland 13/13 110 67 43 6.0 42 1 14 14 1 4 2 1 02017 Maryland 12/12 90 51 39 3.5 29 0 0 - 0 3 4 0 0Totals 50/32 330 203 127 9.5 71 1 14 14 1 10 8 1 0

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TRANSACTIONS: Drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the seventh round of the 2018 Draft (234th overall).

COLLEGE: Tallied 187 tackles in three seasons at North Carolina…Notched two sacks and two interceptions with seven pass breakups and two forced fumbles in his career…In 2017, tallied 21 tackles and had a 73-yard interception return in the opening week against Cal…Tallied 11 tackles before suffering a season-ending in-jury in Week 2 against Louisville…In 2016, tallied 113 tackles which ranked second on the team and ranked

seventh in the ACC in tackles per game…Added six tack-les for loss, one sack and three pass breakups…Had a career-high 15 tackles against Virginia Tech…In 2015, played in 14 games and tallied 53 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, one sack, one forced fumble, one interception and two pass breakups in his freshman season.

PERSONAL: Attended Trinity Christian Academy in Jack-sonville, Fla.

Ht: 6-0 Wt: 240 • Born: April 20, 1997 • Acquired: D7a-18

LINEBACKER • NORTH CAROLINA

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ANDRE SMITH COLLEGE STATISTICS

Year Team GP/GS Tot T A Sack Yds INT Yds Lg TD PD FF FR TD 2015 North Carolina 14/3 53 24 29 1.0 11 1 28 28 0 2 1 0 02016 North Carolina 13/12 113 56 57 1.0 9 0 0 - 0 3 1 0 02017 North Carolina 2/2 21 10 11 0.0 0 1 73 73 1 2 0 0 0Totals 29/17 187 90 97 2.0 20 2 101 73 1 7 2 0 0

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TRANSACTIONS: Drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the seventh round of the 2018 Draft (242nd overall).

COLLEGE: Compiled 84 tackles, 18.0 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks in three seasons at Miami (Fla.)…In 2017, earned All-ACC Honorable Mention accolades while fin-ishing with 26 tackles and 6.5 tackles for loss with two sacks…In 2016, named All-ACC Third Team as he ranked

seventh on the team and second among defensive line-men with 39 tackles…Tied for third on the team with 10.0 tackles for loss with 2.0 sacks…Produced first fumble re-covery of career in Russell Athletic Bowl win over West Vir-ginia…Compiled 19 tackles in freshman season in 2015.

PERSONAL: Attended Trinity Christian Academy in Jack-sonville, Fla.

Ht: 6-2 Wt: 315 • Born: June 7, 1997 • Acquired: D7b-18

DEFENSIVE TACKLE• MIAMI (Fla.)

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KENDRICKNORTON

KENDRICK NORTON COLLEGE STATISTICS

Year Team GP/GS Tot T A Sack Yds INT Yds Lg TD PD FF FR TD 2015 Miami 12/0 19 10 9 1.0 7 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 02016 Miami 13/13 39 21 18 2.0 7 0 0 - 0 0 1 1 0 2017 Miami 13/12 26 14 12 2.0 8 0 0 - 0 1 0 0 0Totals 38/25 84 45 39 5.0 22 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0

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REGGIE BONNAFONRUNNING BACK • LOUISVILLE • Ht: 6-0 Wt: 215 • Born: January 4, 1996

TRANSACTIONS: Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by Carolina (5/10/18).COLLEGE: Played in 47 games with 24 starts at Louisville playing quarterback, wide receiver and running back…Completed 75-of-144 passes for 1,056 yards and seven touchdowns against five interceptions…Finished college career with 215 rushing attempts for 805 yards and 12 touchdowns…Recorded 44 receptions for 446 yards and 6 touchdowns…Made the switch to running back in 2017…Con-cluded the season with 459 yards rushing and seven scores…Caught 21 passes for 182 yards and one score…Tied a season high with three receptions vs. NC State…Notched first 100-yard game with 107 yards on 12 carries, including a touchdown against Boston College…Rushed a career-best 16 times for 74 yards and a score in a win at Florida State…In 2016, lined up at wide receiver and in the backfield…Moved to the wide receiver position full-time this season…Caught 12 passes for 141 yards and four touchdowns…Caught one pass for a season-long 24-yard reception vs. Florida State…In 2015, played in 11 games, including two starts…Played quarterback, wide receiver, and running back…Made transi-tion to running back role…Recorded 472 total yards…Rushed 45 times for 175 yards…Caught ten passes for 105 yards…Led the team in rushing vs. Boston College, rushing 10 times for 56 yards…Recorded a season-long 29-yard run…Caught a career-high three passes for 31 yards vs. Florida State…In 2014, started five games at quarterback…Fifth on the team in rushing with 164 yards and five touchdowns…Passed for 864 yards and five touchdowns.PERSONAL: Attended Trinity High School in Louisville, Ky.

KYLE ALLENQUARTERBACK • HOUSTON • Ht: 6-3 Wt: 210 • Born: March 8, 1996

TRANSACTIONS: Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by Carolina (5/10/18).COLLEGE: Played in five games with three starts for Houston in 2017…Threw for 751 yards with four touchdowns in only season with Houston in 2017…2017 Unitas Award Watch List…Made first career start at QB for Houston at Arizona (9/9/17)…Completed 25 passes on 32 attempts with two interceptions…Broke the Houston single-game completion percentage record at 93.9 on 31-33 passing in win over Rice (9/16/17)…Redshirted the 2016 season after transferring from Texas A&M…Spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons at Texas A&M…Led Texas A&M in sophomore season in passing and total offense, completing 160-of-283 passes for 2,210 yards and 17 touchdowns against seven interceptions…Also added 102 yards on the ground to become the eigth quarterback in Texas A&M history to pass for 2,000 yards and 15 touchdowns in a season…Threw for 1,322 yards and 16 touchdowns as a freshman against seven interceptions on 118-of-192 passing…Closed the year with MVP honors in an Autozone Liberty Bowl win over West Virginia, throwing for 294 yards and four touchdowns while adding 33 yards rushing against the Mountaineers. PERSONAL: Attended Desert Mountain High School in Scottsdale, Ariz.

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KYLE BOSCHGUARD • WEST VIRGINIA • Ht: 6-4 Wt: 300 • Born: November 11, 1994

TRANSACTIONS: Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by Carolina (5/10/18).COLLEGE: Played in 43 career games and started a team-high 40 games at West Virginia…In 2017, started 11 games at guard…Missed final two games after sustaining a leg injury vs. Texas…Helped the offense to average 309.3 passing yards, No. 13 nationally, 459.6 yards of total offense, ranking No. 20 and 34.5 points per game, No. 22…Held opponents to 1.5 sacks per game, which ranked No. 25 in the nation, No. 2 in the Big 12…In 2016, was member of top five nationally ranked offensive line (Pro Football Focus)…All-Big 12 Conference First Team (AP, ESPN)…Member of offensive line that was No. 2 in the Big 12 in fewest sacks al-lowed…Helped the offense to average 485.5 yards per game of total offense (No. 17 nationally), 228.4 yards rushing (No. 25 nationally) and 257.2 yards passing (No. 42)…In 2015, was part of an offense that ranked No. 17 nationally in rushing offense, No. 18 in first down offense, No. 23 in total offense and No. 35 in scoring offense…Transferred from Michigan in spring…As a sophomore in 2014, saw ac-tion in one game before redshirting…Redshirted…Appeared in five games at left guard, making three starts as a freshman in 2013.PERSONAL: Attended St. Francis High School in St. Charles, Ill.

CHRIS FREYLINEBACKER • MICHIGAN STATE • Ht: 6-0 Wt: 225 • Born: June 23, 1995

TRANSACTIONS: Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by Carolina (5/10/18).COLLEGE: Four-year letterwinner at Michigan State…Finished career with 193 tackles in 52 games, including 25 straight starts…Voted 2017 team captain…Named 2017 Holiday Bowl Defensive MVP…All-Big Ten honorable mention in 2017 and 2016…Two-time All-Big Ten All-Academic team…Recorded 13.5 tackles for loss, 7.0 sacks and five fumble recoveries in career…Two year starter at Sam line-backer…In 2017, named honorable mention All-Big Ten and recipient of the MSU Downtown Coaches Club Award (most outstanding player: defense)…Tallied 55 tackles, including 4.5 tackles for loss (25 yards) and career-high 4.0 sacks (24 yards) in 13 games, ranking tied for second on team in sacks and sixth in TFLs…Led team with three fumble recoveries to rank tied for first in B1G and tied for fourth in FBS in fumbles recovered…In 2016, led the team with a career-high 96 tackles…Defensive recipient of MSU’s Up Front Award (most outstanding line-man)…Posted double-digit stops in two games (career-high 13 vs. BYU, 10 vs. Maryland)…Shared the team lead with seven QB hurries…In 2015, recorded 23 tackles, including five for losses (24 yards) and 2.5 sacks (14 yards), in 14 games.PERSONAL: Attended Upper Arlington High School in Upper Arlington, Ohio.

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TRACY SPRINKLEDEFENSIVE TACKLE • OHIO STATE • Ht: 6-2 Wt: 295 • Born: April 18, 1995

TRANSACTIONS: Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by Carolina (5/10/18).COLLEGE: Played in 31 games with 12 starts for Ohio State…Led all lineman in starts…Finished career with 20 total tackles, one fumble recovery, and one pass de-fense…Contributed 16 tackles from the defensive position in 2017 with three tackles-for-losses, totaling seven yards…Named co-captain as a fifth year senior in 2017…Honored by OSU coaches as a “champion” three times…Notched a career-high five total tackles against Army (9/16/17)….Played in three games as a true freshman in 2014 when Ohio State won the inaugural College Football Playoff Championship…Contributed to bowl game victories in the Sugar Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, and Cotton Bowl and played on Big Ten title-winning teams in 2014 and 2017…Earned a start in the 2016 season only to injure knee and miss remainder of the season after surgery and rehabilitation.PERSONAL: Attended Elyria High School in Elyria, Ohio.

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TAYLOR HEARNGUARD • CLEMSON • Ht: 6-4 Wt: 315 • Born: January 11, 1996

TRANSACTIONS: Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by Carolina (5/10/18).COLLEGE: Finished with career 69.5 knockdowns in 1,979 snaps over 43 games (29 starts) for Clemson…Third Team All-ACC selection in 2017…Helped Clemson win the National Championship in 2016 behind the seventh-ranked passing offense and 12th-ranked overall offense in the country…In 2017, recorded 29 knockdowns in 777 snaps over 14 games (14 starts)…In 2016, tied for second on the team with 32.5 knockdown blocks in 1,022 snaps over 15 games (15 starts)…Recorded eight knockdowns in 180 snaps over 14 games in 2015.PERSONAL: Attended Williston-Elko High School in Williston, S.C.

BRENDAN MAHONGUARD • PENN STATE • Ht: 6-4 Wt: 320 • Born: January 17, 1995

TRANSACTIONS: Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by Carolina (5/10/18).COLLEGE: Played in 46 games with 41 starts for Penn State…In 2017, earned Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week honors after helping the offense pile up 569 yards of total offense vs. Akron (9/2/17)…Selected to the Pro Football Focus National Team of the Week and Big Ten Team of the Week following performance vs. Nebraska (11/18/17) where he helped the offense record 609 total yards…Earned the Dick Maginnis Memorial Award, honoring the program’s outstanding offensive lineman…In 2016, was selected Pro Football Focus All-Big Ten first team…Helped Penn State to 471 yards of total offense against Minnesota (10/1/16)…Paved the way for 372 total rushing yards, third-highest total for a Penn State team, against Maryland (10/8/16)…In 2015, started games at both left guard and right tackle…2014 (r-Fr.): Appeared in 12 games and made first nine career starts at left guard…Helped quarterback Christian Hackenberg amass 2,977 yards and 12 touchdowns, including six 200-yard passing games…Made first career start in the Croke Park Classic in Dublin Ireland against UCF (8/30/15)…Redshirted as a true freshman in 2013.PERSONAL: Attended Randolph High School in Randolph, N.J.

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NO NAME POS HT WT AGE EXP COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ 1 Cam Newton QB 6-5 245 29 8 Auburn College Park, Ga. D1 ‘11 2 Fred Ross WR 6-2 210 23 2 Mississippi State Tyler, Texas FA ‘17 4 Garrett Gilbert QB 6-4 230 26 2 Southern Methodist Austin, Texas FA ‘16 5 Michael Palardy P 5-11 200 25 3 Tennessee Fort Lauderdale, Fla. FA ‘16 6 Taylor Heinicke QB 6-1 210 25 3 Old Dominion Lawrenceville, Ga. FA ‘ 18 7 Kyle Allen QB 6-3 210 22 R Houston Scottsdale, Ariz. FA ‘18 8 Austin Duke WR 5-9 170 24 1 Charlotte Charlotte, N.C. FA ‘17 9 Graham Gano K 6-2 202 31 9 Florida State Cantonment, Fla. FA ‘12 10 Curtis Samuel WR 5-11 195 21 2 Ohio State Brooklyn, N.Y. D2a ‘17 11 Torrey Smith WR 6-0 205 29 8 Maryland Falmouth, Va. TR ‘18 (PHI) 12 DJ Moore WR 6-0 210 21 R Maryland Philadelphia, Pa. D1 ‘18 13 Jarius Wright WR 5-10 191 28 7 Arkansas Warren, Ark. FA ‘18 14 Mose Frazier WR 5-11 190 24 1 Memphis Memphis, Tenn. FA ‘17 15 Jamaal Jones WR 6-1 190 24 1 Montana Graham, Wash. FA ‘17 16 Rasheed Bailey WR 6-1 210 24 1 Delaware Valley Philadelphia, Pa. FA ‘17 17 Devin Funchess WR 6-4 225 24 4 Michigan Farmington, Mich. D2 ‘15 18 Damiere Byrd WR 5-9 180 25 3 South Carolina Sicklerville, N.J. FA ‘15 20 CJ Anderson RB 5-8 225 27 6 California Vallejo, Calif. FA ‘18 21 Da’Norris Searcy S 5-11 205 29 8 North Carolina Decatur, Ga. FA ‘18 22 Christian McCaffrey RB 5-11 205 22 2 Stanford Highlands Ranch, Colo. D1 ‘17 23 LaDarius Gunter CB 6-2 200 26 4 Miami (Fla.) Montgomery, Ala. WV ‘17 (GB) 24 James Bradberry CB 6-1 212 24 3 Samford Pleasant Grove, Ala. D2 ‘16 25 Damian Parms S 6-2 210 25 1 Florida Atlantic Miami, Fla. FA ‘17 26 Donte Jackson CB 5-10 180 22 R Louisiana State Metarie, La. D2 ‘18 27 Kevon Seymour CB 6-0 185 24 3 Southern California Pasadena, Calif. TR ‘17 (BUF) 28 Rashaan Gaulden S 6-1 200 23 R Tennessee Spring Hill, Tenn. D3 ‘18 29 Mike Adams S 5-11 205 37 15 Delaware Wayne, N.J. UFA ‘17 (IND) 30 Elijah Hood RB 5-11 230 22 1 North Carolina Charlotte, N.C. WV ‘18 (OAK) 31 Lorenzo Doss CB 5-11 185 24 3 Tulane New Orleans, La. FA ‘18 32 Cole Luke CB 5-11 200 23 2 Notre Dame Chandler, Ariz. FA ‘17 34 Cameron Artis-Payne RB 5-10 215 28 4 Auburn Harrisburg, Pa. D5b ‘15 35 Corn Elder CB 5-10 185 22 2 Miami Nashville, Tenn. D5 ‘17 36 Demetrious Cox S 6-0 200 24 2 Michigan State Jeannette, Pa. WV ‘17 (CIN) 37 Dezmen Southward S 6-2 208 26 3 Wisconsin Fort Lauderdale, Fla. FA ‘16 38 Kenjon Barner RB 5-9 195 29 5 Oregon Riverside, Calif. FA ‘18 39 Reggie Bonnafon RB 6-0 215 22 R Louisville Louisville, Ky. FA ‘18 40 Alex Armah FB 6-2 255 22 2 West Georgia Lawrenceville, Ga. D6 ‘17 41 Captain Munnerlyn CB 5-9 195 30 10 South Carolina Mobile, Ala. UFA ‘17 (MIN) 42 Colin Jones S 6-0 205 30 8 TCU Bridgeport, Texas TR ‘12 (SF) 44 JJ Jansen LS 6-2 235 32 11 Notre Dame Phoenix, Ariz. TR ‘09 (GB) 47 Ross Cockrell CB 6-0 190 26 5 Duke Charlotte, N.C. UFA ‘18 (NYG) 49 Richie Brown LB 6-1 235 24 1 Mississippi State Long Beach, Miss. FA ‘17 50 Chris Frey LB 6-0 225 23 R Michigan State Upper Arlington, Ohio FA ‘18 52 Jared Norris LB 6-1 238 24 3 Utah Bakersfield, Calif. FA ‘16 53 Ben Jacobs LB 6-4 240 30 5 Fresno State Las Vegas, Nev. FA ‘16 54 Shaq Thompson LB 6-0 230 24 4 Washington Sacramento, Calif. D1 ‘15 55 David Mayo LB 6-2 245 24 4 Texas State Scappoose, Ore. D5a ‘15 56 Jermaine Carter LB 6-1 225 23 R Maryland Rockville, Md. D5 ‘18 57 Andre Smith LB 6-0 240 21 R North Carolina Jacksonville, Fla. D7a ‘18 58 Thomas Davis LB 6-1 235 35 14 Georgia Shellman, Ga. D1 ‘05 59 Luke Kuechly LB 6-3 238 27 7 Boston College Cincinnati, Ohio D1 ‘12 60 Daryl Williams T 6-6 330 25 4 Oklahoma Lake Dallas, Texas D4 ‘15 61 Kyle Bosch G 6-4 300 23 R West Virginia St. Charles, Ill. FA ‘18 62 Taylor Hearn G 6-4 315 22 R Clemson Willston, S.C. FA ‘18 63 Brendan Mahon G 6-4 320 23 R Penn State Randolph, N.J. FA ‘18 64 Dorian Johnson G 6-5 305 23 1 Pittsburgh Belle Vernon, Pa. FA ‘17 65 Amini Silatolu T 6-4 305 29 6 Midwestern State Tracy, Calif. FA ‘17 66 Norman Price G 6-4 310 23 1 Southern Miss Vicksburg, Miss FA ‘18 67 Ryan Kalil C 6-2 300 33 12 Southern California Corona, Calif. D2b ‘07 68 Tracy Sprinkle DT 6-2 295 23 R Ohio Elmont, N.Y. FA ‘18 69 Tyler Larsen C 6-4 325 26 3 Utah State Sandy, Utah FA ‘16 70 Trai Turner G 6-3 315 25 5 Louisiana State New Orleans, La. D3 ‘14 71-D Efe Obada DE 6-6 265 26 1 none London, England FA ‘17 71-O Jeremiah Sirles T 6-6 315 26 5 Nebraska Lakewood, Colo. FA ‘18 72-D Ashaad Mabry DT 6-4 265 25 1 Texas-San Antonio San Antonio, Texas FA ‘18 72-O Taylor Moton T 6-5 325 24 2 Western Michigan Okemos, Mich. D2b ‘17 73 Greg Van Roten G 6-3 305 28 4 Pennsylvania Mineola, N.Y. FA’17 74-O Kyle Friend C 6-0 295 24 1 Temple Carlisle, Pa. FA ‘18 74-D Kendrick Norton DT 6-3 315 21 R Miami (Fla.) Jacksonville, Fla. D7b ‘18 75 Matt Kalil T 6-7 315 28 7 Southern California Corona, Calif. UFA ‘17 (MIN) 76-O Blaine Clausell T 6-6 330 26 1 Mississippi State Mobile, Ala. FA ‘16 76-D Karter Schult DE 6-3 260 24 1 Northern Iowa Tripolo, Iowa FA ‘18 77 Zach Moore DE 6-6 275 27 2 Concordia-St. Paul Chicago, Ill. WV ‘17 (SF) 78 Zach Banner T 6-8 360 24 2 Southern California Seattle, Wash. FA ‘18 79-O Quinterrius Eatmon G 6-6 315 26 1 USF Pritchard, Ala. FA ‘18 79-D Drew Iddings DT 6-6 265 25 2 South Dakota Rapid City, S.D. FA ‘17 80 Ian Thomas TE 6-4 260 22 R Indiana Baltimore, Md. D4a ‘18 82 Chris Manhertz TE 6-6 255 26 3 Canisius New York, N.Y. WV ‘16 (NO) 84 Jason Vander Laan TE 6-4 245 25 1 Ferris State Frankfort, Ill. FA ‘18 85 Evan Baylis TE 6-6 245 24 1 Oregon Centennial, Colo. FA ‘17 87 Bug Howard WR 6-4 220 23 1 North Carolina Rochelle, Ga. FA ‘18 88 Greg Olsen TE 6-5 255 33 12 Miami (Fla.) Wayne, N.J. TR ‘11 (CHI) 90 Julius Peppers DE 6-7 295 38 17 North Carolina Bailey, N.C. UFA ‘17 (GB) 91 Bryan Cox Jr. DE 6-3 270 23 2 Florida Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. FA ‘17 92 Vernon Butler DT 6-4 330 24 3 Louisiana Tech Summit, Miss. D1 ‘16 93 Kyle Love DT 6-1 310 31 7 Mississippi State College Park, Ga. FA’ 16 94 Daeshon Hall DE 6-5 265 23 2 Texas A&M Lancaster, Texas D3 ‘17 95 Dontari Poe DT 6-3 346 27 7 Memphis Memphis, Tenn. UFA ‘18 (ATL) 96 Wes Horton DE 6-5 265 28 6 Southern California Sherman Oaks, Calif. FA ‘16 97 Mario Addison DE 6-3 260 30 8 Troy Tarrant, Ala. FA ‘12 98 Marquis Haynes DE 6-2 235 24 R Mississippi Jacksonville, Fla. D4b ‘18 99 Kawann Short DT 6-3 315 29 6 Purdue East Chicago, Ind. D2 ‘13

Reserve / Injured (1) 43 Fozzy Whittaker RB 5-10 205 29 6 Texas Pearland, Texas FA ‘14

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