Panthers release initial depth chart for Week 18 matchup vs. Buccaneers

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A few injuries have forced the Carolina Panthers to make some adjustments ahead of their regular-season finale.

Here, as released on Tuesday, is the team's initial depth chart for their massive Week 18 showdown with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers:

Quarterback​

• First string: Bryce Young
• Second string: Andy Dalton

Running back​

• First string: Rico Dowdle
• Second string: Chuba Hubbard
• Third string: Trevor Etienne

Wide receiver​

• First string: Xavier Legette, Tetairoa McMillan, Jalen Coker
• Second string: Jimmy Horn Jr., Brycen Tremayne, Hunter Renfrow

Tight end​

• First string: Ja'Tavion Sanders
• Second string: Tommy Tremble
• Third string: Mitchell Evans
• Fourth string: James Mitchell

Left tackle​

• First string: Ikem Ekwonu

Left guard​

• First string: Damien Lewis
• Second string: Jake Curhan

Center​

• First string: Cade Mays
• Second string: Nick Samac

Right guard​

• First string: Austin Corbett
• Second string: Jake Curhan

Right tackle​

• First string: Taylor Moton
• Second string: Yosh Nijman

Defensive end​

• First string: Derrick Brown, Tershawn Wharton
• Second string: LaBryan Ray, Bobby Brown III
• Third string: Jared Harrison-Hunte

Defensive tackle​

• First string: A'Shawn Robinson
• Second string: Cam Jackson

Outside linebacker​

• First string: D.J. Wonnum, Nic Scourton
• Second string: Princely Umanmielen, Thomas Incoom
• Third string: Trevis Gipson

Inside linebacker​

• First string: Christian Rozeboom, Claudin Cherelus
• Second string: Bam Martin-Scott, Krys Barnes
• Third string: Maema Njongmeta

Cornerback​

• First string: Jaycee Horn, Mike Jackson
• Second string: Chau Smith-Wade, Akayleb Evans
• Third string: Robert Rochell

Safety​

• First string: Tre'von Moehrig, Nick Scott
• Second string: Isaiah Simmons, Lathan Ransom
• Third string: Demani Richardson

Kick returner​

• First string: Trevor Etienne
• Second string: Chuba Hubbard
• Third string: Rico Dowdle
• Fourth string: Jimmy Horn Jr.

Punt returner​

• First string: Trevor Etienne
• Second string: Hunter Renfrow
• Third string: Jimmy Horn Jr.

Kicker​

• First string: Ryan Fitzgerald

Punter​

• First string: Sam Martin

Long snapper​

• First string: JJ Jansen

The inside linebacker position underwent a change, following the season-ending shoulder injury to second-year starter Trevin Wallace. Claudin Cherelus, who made the start in place of Wallace in the Week 17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, has been moved up to the first-string spot.

Cherelus' status for Saturday, however, is in question—as he was listed as a non-participant from Tuesday's walkthrough.

Simmons, after being signed to the active roster last weekend, was placed into the second-string block at safety. The former eighth overall pick jumps Richardson, who has been a healthy scratch since Week 15.

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This article originally appeared on Panthers Wire: Panthers release initial depth chart for Week 18 matchup vs. Buccaneers

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