Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our pre-2021 revision of our top 50 Carolina Panthers of all-time.

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

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the NFL. 

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

This our first revision in two years, with one significant jump and two new entries.

1. Steve Smith

2. Cam Newton

3. Luke Kuechly

4. Julius Peppers

5. Ryan Kalil

You can find the entire list here.

Running Back, Christian McCaffrey rockets up to #22, seventeen spots higher.

Linebacker, Shaq Thompson debuts at #46, and Wide Receiver, D.J. Moore enters at #48.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

2023 Pre-Season Rank #55 Pre-Season Rank #66, 2021 Pre-Season Rank #76, 2020 Pre-Season Rank #81. Peak Period: 2017-18/2021-23

McCaffrey had a decent rookie year, a good second year, and a fantastic third season, where he led the NFL in Yards From Scrimmage (2,392) and Touchdowns (19).  The Running Back also rushed for over 1,000 Yards and caught passes over 1,000 Yards, a rare feat!  Due to injury, he could not follow up in the two years that followed, but when he was healthy in 2022 and returned to Pro Bowl form, he was surrounded by a team that threw in the towel and traded him to San Francisco.  McCaffrey is one of the most versatile Running Backs, but his position is meant for ailments. 

Last year, we said, “What he does in 2024 might decide whether he has a shot at the Hall”. McCaffrey’s response was to win his first Rushing Title (1,459) and Offensive Player of the Year while also topping the NFL in Yards From Scrimmage (2,023) and Touchdowns (21) for the second time in his career. 

Christian McCaffrey was with the Carolina Panthers for the first six-and-a-half years of his career, where he quickly became be the top offensive weapon for the squad.  McCaffrey was a dynamo at Stanford, and as a rookie, he would accumulate 1,086 Yards from Scrimmage.  In his second year, he matched that in just Rushing Yards with 1,098 and had another 867 from the air showing off his dual-threat skills.  McCaffrey would be named a Second Team All-Pro and would finish third in both Yards From Scrimmage and All-Purpose Yards.  That season was good, but he was just warming up.

In 2019, McCaffrey joined the elite club of players who had at least 1,000 Rushing Yards and 1,000 Receiving Yards, and led the NFL in Yards From Scrimmage (2,392) and Touchdowns (19).and he was a First Team All-Pro,  Injuries held him to only 10 Games in 2020 and 2021, but he was healthy and a Pro Bowler again in 2022.  That is the good news.  The bad news, was that the Panthers were struggling and elected to the dual threat Brunning Back to the San Francisco 49ers.  McCaffrey left behind as a Panther with 50 Touchdowns and 7.272 YFS.