Carolina Panthers Quarterbacks and Receivers

NFC South. Starting quarterbacks by year: 2026: Bryce Young; 2025: Bryce Young; 2024: Andy Dalton, Bryce Young; 2023: Bryce Young, Andy Dalton.

Carolina Panthers Starting Quarterbacks and Receivers by Season

Season	Quarterbacks (starts)	Top receivers (targets)	Pass Yds	TD-INT
2026	Bryce Young (5)	Tetairoa McMillan 48, Jalen Coker 35, Darren Waller 21	1,549	11-2
2025	Bryce Young (17)	Tetairoa McMillan 122, Xavier Legette 64, Rico Dowdle 50	3,304	24-12
2024	Andy Dalton (9), Bryce Young (8)	Xavier Legette 84, Diontae Johnson 67, Adam Thielen 62	3,411	22-15
2023	Bryce Young (16), Andy Dalton (1)	Adam Thielen 137, Jonathan Mingo 85, DJ Chark 66	3,245	13-10
2022	Baker Mayfield (10), Sam Darnold (6), PJ Walker (6)	DJ Moore 118, Terrace Marshall Jr. 47, Robbie Chosen 44	3,246	16-13
2021	Sam Darnold (12), Cam Newton (4), PJ Walker (1)	DJ Moore 163, Robbie Chosen 110, Ameer Abdullah 53	3,573	14-21
2020	Teddy Bridgewater (15), PJ Walker (1)	Robbie Chosen 136, DJ Moore 118, Curtis Samuel 97	4,129	16-16
2019	Kyle Allen (12), Cam Newton (2), Will Grier (2)	Christian McCaffrey 142, DJ Moore 135, Curtis Samuel 105	4,134	17-21
2018	Cam Newton (14), Taylor Heinicke (1), Kyle Allen (1)	Christian McCaffrey 124, DJ Moore 82, Devin Funchess 79	4,071	28-16
2017	Cam Newton (16)	Christian McCaffrey 113, Devin Funchess 111, Kelvin Benjamin 77	3,319	22-16
2016	Cam Newton (15), Derek Anderson (1)	Greg Olsen 129, Kelvin Benjamin 118, Ted Ginn 95	3,962	21-19

2026 Carolina Panthers Target Tree

Player	Pos	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD
Tetairoa McMillan	WR	48	32	471	2
Jalen Coker	WR	35	24	319	2
Darren Waller	TE	21	13	148	2
Tommy Tremble	TE	19	15	128	2
Chuba Hubbard	RB	13	11	85	2
John Metchie III	WR	13	7	80	1
Brycen Tremayne	WR	9	6	115	0
Mitchell Evans	TE	8	6	66	0
Xavier Legette	WR	6	2	64	0
David Moore	WR	3	1	27	0
Jonathon Brooks	RB	3	2	43	0
AJ Dillon	RB	2	2	3	0

2026 Carolina Panthers Games

Week	Opponent	Result	Quarterback	Cmp-Att	Yds	TD	INT
Week 1	vs CHI	L 37-59	Bryce Young	23-38	361	3	1
Week 2	at ATL	W 34-3	Bryce Young	23-36	287	3	0
Week 3	at CLE	L 18-21	Bryce Young	26-48	291	1	1
Week 4	vs DET	W 32-26	Bryce Young	29-41	329	2	0
Week 6	at PHI	W 25-14	Bryce Young	20-39	281	2	0

2026 Carolina Panthers Connections

QB → Receiver	Tgt	Cmp	Yds	TD
Bryce Young → Tetairoa McMillan	48	32	471	2
Bryce Young → Jalen Coker	35	24	319	2
Bryce Young → Darren Waller	21	13	148	2
Bryce Young → Tommy Tremble	19	15	128	2
Bryce Young → Chuba Hubbard	13	11	85	2
Bryce Young → John Metchie III	13	7	80	1
Bryce Young → Brycen Tremayne	9	6	115	0
Bryce Young → Mitchell Evans	8	6	66	0
Bryce Young → Xavier Legette	6	2	64	0

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