Carolina Panthers fantasy football

NFC South, 2026 record 3-4. Depth chart, backfield split and target shares for Week 9.

Week 9

vs Denver Broncos

Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 p.m. ET

Allowed to QBs vs. average−7%
Allowed to RBs vs. average−6%
Allowed to WRs vs. average−15%
Allowed to TEs vs. average+11%

The Carolina Panthers are 3-4 in 2026, coming off a 19-27 loss at the Green Bay Packers in Week 8. In Week 9 they host the Denver Broncos (Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 p.m. ET). Bryce Young tops the quarterback depth chart, projected for 14.4 half-PPR points (QB15). Chuba Hubbard leads the backfield with 70% of the team's carries this season. Tetairoa McMillan leads the team with a 26% target share, followed by Jalen Coker at 18%. Chris Brazzell II, Jonathon Brooks and Xavier Legette are on injured reserve.

Fantasy depth chart

Projections are half-PPR for Week 9. Shares are each player's portion of the team's carries and targets in 2026 games for the Carolina Panthers; last game is the most recent one played.

Quarterbacks

Depth	Player	Week 9 proj.	Rank	Carry share	Last game
QB1	Bryce Young	14.4	QB15	6%	0% car.
QB2	Kenny Pickett	0.1	QB43	2%	0% car.
QB3	Haynes King	–	–	0%	0% car.

Running backs

Depth	Player	Week 9 proj.	Rank	Carry share	Target share	Last game
RB1	Chuba Hubbard	12.9	RB12	70%	11%	96% car., 23% tgt.
RB2	Trevor Etienne	0.9	RB72	5%	1%	4% car., 0% tgt.
RB3	AJ Dillon	1.3	RB64	10%	1%	0% car., 0% tgt.
RB4	Anthony Tyus III	2.1	RB60	2%	0%	0% car., 0% tgt.

Wide receivers

Depth	Player	Week 9 proj.	Rank	Target share	Last game
WR1	Tetairoa McMillan	10.5	WR15	26%	31% tgt.
WR2	Jalen Coker	7.8	WR31	18%	14% tgt.
WR3	John Metchie III	3.6	WR67	8%	9% tgt.
WR4	Brycen Tremayne	1.7	WR94	4%	3% tgt.
WR5	David Moore	0.6	WR112	2%	0% tgt.

Tight ends

Depth	Player	Week 9 proj.	Rank	Target share	Last game
TE1	Tommy Tremble	4.8	TE27	10%	9% tgt.
TE2	Darren Waller	7.5	TE15	10%	6% tgt.
TE3	Mitchell Evans	2.9	TE44	5%	6% tgt.
TE4	Feleipe Franks	0.0	–	0%	0% tgt.
TE5	Ja'Tavion Sanders	3.5	TE38	0%	0% tgt.

Injured reserve: Chris Brazzell II (WR), Jonathon Brooks (RB), Xavier Legette (WR)

Schedule

Week	Opponent	Result or kickoff
1	vs Chicago Bears	L 37-59
2	at Atlanta Falcons	W 34-3
3	at Cleveland Browns	L 18-21
4	vs Detroit Lions	W 32-26
6	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 25-14
7	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 13-43
8	at Green Bay Packers	L 19-27
9	vs Denver Broncos	Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 p.m. ET
10	at New Orleans Saints	Sun, Nov 15, 1:00 p.m. ET
11	vs Baltimore Ravens	Sun, Nov 22, 1:00 p.m. ET
12	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Mon, Nov 30, 8:15 p.m. ET
13	at Minnesota Vikings	Sun, Dec 6, 4:25 p.m. ET