2016 Carolina Panthers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-10
Finishing 4th in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Ron Rivera (6-10)
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
2016 Carolina Panthers StatisticsTeam Record: 6-10
Finishing 4th in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Ron Rivera (6-10)
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
2016 Carolina Panthers Results
The Carolina Panthers of the National Football League ended the 2016 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference.
The Panthers ran up 369 points, but the defense allowed 402. Cam Newton directed the offense, passing for 3,509 yards. Greg Olsen snagged 80 passes for 1,073 yards. Kelvin Benjamin contributed to the receiving game also.
Jonathan Stewart carried the ball for a team-best 824 yards for Carolina.
The sticky-fingered defense created 27 turnovers. Kurt Coleman picked off 4 opponent throws. Mario Addison sacked opposing passers 9.5 times, topping a defense credited with 47 sacks.
Ron Rivera coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | Mario Addison | DE | November 30, 1989 | 6'3" | 252 | Troy | Birmingham, AL | 14 | 1 |
| 65 | Chas Alecxih | DT | February 10, 1989 | 6'3" | 296 | Pittsburgh | |||
| 3 | Derek Anderson | QB | June 15, 1983 | 6'6" | 229 | Oregon St. | Portland, OR USA | 5 | 2 |
| 34 | Cameron Artis-Payne | RB | June 23, 1990 | 5'10" | 212 | Auburn | Harrisburg, PA | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Kelvin Benjamin | WR | February 5, 1991 | 6'5" | 240 | Florida St. | 16 | 13 | |
| 25 | Bene Benwikere | CB | September 3, 1991 | 5'11" | 195 | San Jose St. | 4 | 4 | |
| 11 | Brenton Bersin | WR | May 9, 1990 | 6'3" | 215 | Wofford | Charlotte, NC | 10 | 0 |
| 33 | Tre Boston | FS,S | June 25, 1992 | 6'0" | 204 | North Carolina | 15 | 10 | |
| 24 | James Bradberry | CB | August 4, 1993 | 6'1" | 211 | Samford | Pleasant Grove, AL | 13 | 13 |
| 10 | Philly Brown | WR | December 16, 1991 | 6'0" | 190 | Ohio State | 16 | 8 | |
| 92 | Vernon Butler | DT | June 14, 1994 | 6'4" | 323 | Louisiana Tech | Summit, MS | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | Damiere Byrd | WR | January 27, 1993 | 5'9" | 180 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 86 | LaRon Byrd | WR | August 18, 1989 | 6'4" | 220 | Miami | |||
| 57 | Jeremy Cash | LB | December 6, 1992 | 6'0" | 215 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Kurt Coleman | LB,S | July 1, 1988 | 5'11" | 195 | Ohio St. | Clayton, OH USA | 15 | 15 |
| 58 | Thomas Davis | LB | March 22, 1983 | 6'1" | 231 | Georgia | Shellman, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 91 | Ryan Delaire | DE | January 17, 1992 | 6'4" | 250 | Towson | Hartford, CT USA | 6 | 0 |
| 84 | Ed Dickson | TE | July 25, 1987 | 6'4" | 244 | Oregon | Inglewood, CA USA | 16 | 8 |
| 30 | Travell Dixon | S | February 17, 1991 | 6'1" | 210 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 94 | Kony Ealy | DE | December 21, 1991 | 6'4" | 273 | Missouri | New Madrid, MO | 16 | 6 |
| 93 | Lavar Edwards | DE | March 29, 1990 | 6'4" | 277 | LSU | Gretna, LA | 5 | 0 |
| 71 | Dan France | T | April 1, 1991 | 6'6" | 300 | Michigan St. | |||
| 17 | Devin Funchess | WR | May 21, 1994 | 6'5" | 230 | Michigan | 15 | 7 | |
| 9 | Graham Gano | K,P | April 9, 1987 | 6'0" | 192 | Florida St. | Arbroath, Scotland | 16 | 0 |
| 19 | Ted Ginn | WR | April 12, 1985 | 5'11" | 178 | Ohio St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 8 |
| 66 | Gino Gradkowski | G | November 5, 1988 | 6'3" | 300 | Delaware | Pittsburgh, PA | 9 | 3 |
| 22 | Michael Griffin | S,DB | January 4, 1985 | 6'0" | 202 | Texas | Austin, TX USA | 13 | 6 |
| 96 | Wes Horton | DE | January 18, 1990 | 6'5" | 261 | USC | 11 | 10 | |
| 53 | Benjamin Jacobs | LB | April 17, 1988 | 6'4" | 243 | Flat River, MO | 3 | 0 | |
| 44 | J.J. Jansen | C | 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 | 13 | 13 |
| 47 | Devon Johnson | FB | July 28, 1993 | 6'0" | 245 | ||||
| 23 | Leonard Johnson | CB | March 30, 1990 | 5'10" | 202 | Iowa State | Clearwater, FL | 10 | 0 |
| 42 | Colin Jones | S,DB | October 27, 1987 | 6'0" | 201 | TCU | 14 | 1 | |
| 67 | Ryan Kalil | C | March 29, 1985 | 6'3" | 299 | USC | Corona, CA USA | 8 | 8 |
| 56 | A.J. Klein | LB,ILB | July 30, 1991 | 6'1" | 250 | Iowa St. | 15 | 7 | |
| 59 | Luke Kuechly | LB,ILB | April 20, 1991 | 6'3" | 242 | Boston Col. | Cincinnati, OH | 10 | 10 |
| 69 | Tyler Larsen | C | July 8, 1991 | 6'4" | 313 | Utah St. | 8 | 5 | |
| 8 | Andy Lee | P | August 11, 1982 | 6'0" | 205 | Pittsburgh | Westminster, SC USA | 9 | 0 |
| 98 | Star Lotulelei | DT | December 20, 1989 | 6'3" | 311 | Utah | 16 | 16 | |
| 93 | Kyle Love | DT | September 14, 1986 | 6'1" | 301 | Mississippi State | , South Korea | 10 | 1 |
| 82 | Chris Manhertz | TE | April 10, 1992 | 6'6" | 255 | Canisius | 4 | 0 | |
| 29 | Dean Marlowe | S | July 25, 1992 | 6'1" | 205 | James Madison | Queens, NY USA | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | David Mayo | ILB | August 18, 1993 | 6'1" | 242 | Texas State | Scapoose, OR USA | 15 | 0 |
| 27 | Robert McClain | CB | July 22, 1988 | 5'9" | 180 | Connecticut | Lusby, MD USA | 11 | 6 |
| 1 | Cam Newton | QB | May 11, 1989 | 6'5" | 248 | Auburn | Savannah, GA | 15 | 14 |
| 52 | Jared Norris | LB | July 19, 1993 | 6'1" | 240 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 68 | Andrew Norwell | G | October 25, 1991 | 6'6" | 316 | Ohio State | 16 | 16 | |
| 73 | Michael Oher | T | May 28, 1986 | 6'4" | 309 | Mississippi | Memphis, TN USA | 3 | 3 |
| 88 | Greg Olsen | TE | March 11, 1985 | 6'6" | 254 | Miami (FL) | Paterson, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 5 | Michael Palardy | K,P | July 6, 1992 | 5'11" | 191 | Tennessee | Margate, FL | 7 | 0 |
| 74 | Mike Remmers | T | April 11, 1989 | 6'5" | 303 | Oregon St. | 16 | 16 | |
| 72 | Jordan Rigsbee | T | March 5, 1993 | 6'4" | 315 | ||||
| 31 | Zack Sanchez | CB | April 8, 1995 | 5'11" | 180 | Oklahoma | Fort Worth, TX | 5 | 1 |
| 79 | Chris Scott | T | August 4, 1987 | 6'4" | 319 | Palmetto, GA | 12 | 4 | |
| 99 | Kawann Short | DT | February 2, 1989 | 6'3" | 299 | Purdue | 16 | 16 | |
| 90 | Paul Soliai | DT | December 30, 1983 | 6'4" | 344 | Utah | Orange County, CA USA | 10 | 1 |
| 28 | Jonathan Stewart | RB | March 21, 1987 | 5'11" | 235 | Oregon | Fort Lewis, WA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 54 | Shaq Thompson | OLB,LB | April 21, 1994 | 6'2" | 231 | Washington | 14 | 12 | |
| 35 | Mike Tolbert | FB,RB | November 23, 1985 | 5'9" | 243 | Coastal Carolina | Carrollton, GA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 70 | Trai Turner | OG | June 4, 1993 | 6'3" | 310 | LSU | 16 | 16 | |
| 14 | Joe Webb | WR | November 14, 1986 | 6'4" | 220 | Ala-Birmingham | Birmingham, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Larry Webster | DE | February 14, 1990 | 6'6" | 252 | Bloomsburg | 1 | 0 | |
| 62 | Ryan Wendell | C | March 4, 1986 | 6'2" | 275 | Fresno St. | Pomona, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Fozzy Whittaker | RB | February 2, 1989 | 5'10" | 202 | Texas | 16 | 0 | |
| 60 | Daryl Williams | OT | August 31, 1992 | 6'5" | 334 | Oklahoma | 13 | 10 | |
| 21 | Teddy Williams | WR | July 3, 1988 | 6'3" | 198 | Texas-San Antonio | Tyler, TX | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Daryl Worley | CB | February 22, 1995 | 6'1" | 198 | West Virginia | Philadelphia, PA | 16 | 11 |
| 61 | David Yankey | OG | January 18, 1992 | 6'6" | 315 | Stanford | 6 | 0 | |
| 22 | Lou Young | CB | October 9, 1991 | 6'1" | 195 | Georgia Tech | Washington, DC | 6 | 0 |
