The Carolina Panthers last preseason game is over, and finally the real season is here.

A lot of changes have surprisingly came up since the last depth chart article, most of them due to injury. Here is our final depth chart projection for the 2017 season.

As always, changes will be in bold.

Panthers projected 2017 offense

Position Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 QB Cam Newton Derek Anderson Joe Webb RB Jonathan Stewart Christian McCaffrey Cameron Artis-Payne Fozzy Whittaker FB Darrel Young WR Kelvin Benjamin Russell Shepard Damiere Byrd/Kaelin Clay* WR Devin Funchess Curtis Samuel TE Greg Olsen Ed Dickson Chris Manhertz LT Matt Kalil Amini Silatolu LG Andrew Norwell Free Agent TBD C Ryan Kalil Tyler Larsen RG Trai Turner Gino Gradkowski RT Daryl Williams Taylor Moton

*It’s a toss-up between the two receivers, as they have near identical yardage. Clay may get the spot due to his abilities on special teams, yet Byrd may get the spot due to his abilities at the receiver position. Both are similar deep threats with speed, but Byrd is more polished on offense.

Panthers projected 2017 defense

Position Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 DE Julius Peppers Daeshon Hall/Bryan Cox Jr.* DT Star Loutulelei Eric Crume DT Kawann Short Vernon Butler DE Charles Johnson Mario Addison LOLB Thomas Davis Jeremy Cash MLB Luke Kuechly David Mayo Ben Jacobs ROLB Shaq Thompson Jared Norris CB James Bradberry Teddy Williams CB Daryl Worley Zack Sanchez/Cole Luke* CB(S) Captain Munnerlyn Zack Sanchez/Cole Luke FS Kurt Coleman Colin Jones SS Mike Adams Dezmen Southward

*1) If Daeshon Hall is not healthy to play by week one, he will likely be placed on short-term IR, allowing preseason standout Bryan Cox Jr. to take his place. 2) It’s a toss-up between the two, especially with Sanchez’s groin injury.

Panthers projected 2017 Special Teams

Position Player 1 Player 2 K Harrison Butker P Andy Lee LS J.J. Jansen PR Christian McCaffrey Damiere Byrd/Kaelin Clay KR Curtis Samuel Joe Webb

Butker wins the kicking battle due to Graham Gano’s missed field goal, which caused the Panthers to lose on Thursday.

Practice squad: QB Garrett Gilbert, SS L.J. McCray, S Damian Parms, Free agent TBD, CB Jeff Richards, WR Austin Duke, WR Fred Ross, LB Zeek Bigger, DT Gabriel Mass, DE Larry Webster Exception: DE Efe Obada