Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we maintain and update our existing Top 50 lists annually.  We are pleased to present our pre-2026 revision of our top 50 Carolina Panthers.

As for all of our top 50 players in football, we look at the following: 

1.  Duration and Impact.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League.

3.  Advanced Statistics.

4.  Playoff performance.

5. Their respective legacy on the team.

6. How successful the team was when he was there.

7. Respecting the era in which they played.

Criteria 1-4 will make up the lion’s share of the algorithm.  Please note that we have implemented this for the first time.  This has changed the rankings all throughout the board.

Last year, the Panthers had a losing record (8-9), but still won the NFC South, thus making the playoffs.  There was one new entrant and two elevations based on last season.

As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes.

1. Luke Kuechly
2. Steve Smith
3. Cam Newton
4. Julius Peppers
5. Ryan Kalil

You can find the complete list here:

Offensive Tackle Taylor Moton moved from #26 to #22.

Defensive Lineman Derrick Brown climbed to #34 from #43.

Wide Receiver Jaycee Horn makes his debut at #48.

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.