Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n2. WR Tetairoa McMillan: 79.3<\/p>\n
3. LG Damien Lewis: 77.7<\/p>\n
4. WR Jalen Coker: 75.4<\/p>\n
5. RG Brady Christensen: 72.7<\/p>\n
Moton’s excellence continues, as he’s now finished with a top-three offensive grade for Carolina in six of the last seven seasons. The former second-round pick, amongst Panthers with at least 100 offensive snaps, has taken the No. 1 spot three times since 2020.<\/p>\n
McMillan and Coker led the team in the passing game\u2014with 79.2 and 75.3 receiving grades, respectively. The former also comes away 1,014 receiving yards, the most ever for a Panthers rookie.<\/p>\n
Worst of the offense<\/p>\n
18. C Cade Mays: 61.0<\/p>\n
19. WR Hunter Renfrow: 56.9<\/p>\n
20. WR Xavier Legette: 52.0<\/p>\n
21. TE Ja’Tavion Sanders: 51.6<\/p>\n
22. RG Chandler Zavala: 43.5<\/p>\n
Save for wideout David Moore, Legette and Sanders finished with the offense’s two lowest receiving grades (54.0 and 50.2). Both also took a dip in production from their rookie campaigns, with Legette going from 497 receiving yards to 363 and Sanders from 342 to 190.<\/p>\n
Zavala, amongst Panthers at that 100-snap mark, has finished with the unit’s worst overall grade in two of his three NFL seasons.<\/p>\n
Best of the defense<\/p>\n
1. CB Mike Jackson: 83.5<\/p>\n
2. DL Derrick Brown: 73.3<\/p>\n
3. CB Corey Thornton: 68.5<\/p>\n
4. OLB Nic Scourton: 68.0<\/p>\n
5. DL A’Shawn Robinson: 63.7<\/p>\n
Excluding his 26-snap season in 2021, Jackson hit a career-high with an 85.8 coverage grade. According to PFF, he allowed a 65.1 passer rating when targeted\u2014the 10th-best amongst all cornerbacks with at least 100 coverage snaps.<\/p>\n
Brown now has three top-two finishes for Carolina in his last three full seasons. He had the Panthers’ top overall defensive grade in 2022 (84.4) and 2023 (90.1).<\/p>\n
Worst of the defense<\/p>\n
17. OLB Princely Umanmielen: 49.8<\/p>\n
18. ILB Christian Rozeboom: 48.4<\/p>\n
19. DL LaBryan Ray: 45.7<\/p>\n
20. ILB Krys Barnes: 43.9<\/p>\n
21. DL Tershawn Wharton: 43.0<\/p>\n
Wharton’s 34.5 run defense grade was the worst amongst all 31 players who recorded a defensive snap for Carolina in 2025.<\/p>\n
Rozeboom tied for a team-high 19 missed tackles.<\/p>\n
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