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2008 Carolina Panthers
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Record: 12-4-0, Finished 1st in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 414 points (25.9/g), 7th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 329 points (20.6/g), 12th.
Differential of 85 points (5.3/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 10.1-5.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.4/g), 7th.
Coached by John Fox (12-4-0)
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2008 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Jake Delhomme | 33 | 9 | 16 | 246 for 414, 3,288 yards, 15 td, 12 int, & 20 rushes for 21 yards and 2 td | |
| RB | DeAngelo Williams | 25 | 2 | 16 | 273 rushes for 1,515 yards, 18 td, & 22 catches for 121 yards and 2 td | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 27th pick / 2006 |
| RB | Jonathan Stewart | 21 | Rook | 0 | 184 rushes for 836 yards, 10 td, & 8 catches for 47 yards and 0 td | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 13th pick / 2008 |
| FB | Brad Hoover | 32 | 8 | 11 | 9 rushes for 18 yards, 0 td, & 6 catches for 39 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Muhsin Muhammad | 35 | 12 | 15 | 65 catches for 923 yards, 5 td | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1996 |
| WR | Steve Smith* | 29 | 7 | 14 | 78 catches for 1,421 yards, 6 td, & 5 rushes for 40 yards and 0 td | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 74th pick / 2001 |
| TE | Jeff King | 25 | 2 | 15 | 21 catches for 195 yards, 1 td | Carolina Panthers / 5th / 155th pick / 2006 |
| TE | Dante Rosario | 24 | 1 | 6 | 18 catches for 209 yards, 1 td | Carolina Panthers / 5th / 155th pick / 2007 |
| LT | Jordan Gross*+ | 28 | 5 | 15 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 8th pick / 2003 |
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| LG | Travelle Wharton | 27 | 4 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 94th pick / 2004 |
| G | Geoff Hangartner | 26 | 3 | 8 | Carolina Panthers / 5th / 169th pick / 2005 |
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| C | Ryan Kalil | 23 | 1 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 59th pick / 2007 |
| C | Geoff Hangartner | 26 | 3 | 8 | Carolina Panthers / 5th / 169th pick / 2005 |
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| RG | Keydrick Vincent | 30 | 7 | 14 | ||
| RT | Jeff Otah | 22 | Rook | 12 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 19th pick / 2008 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Tyler Brayton | 29 | 5 | 16 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 32nd pick / 2003 |
| LDT | Ma'ake Kemoeatu | 29 | 6 | 14 | ||
| RDT | Damione Lewis | 30 | 7 | 15 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 12th pick / 2001 |
| RDE | Julius Peppers* | 28 | 6 | 16 | 14.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 2nd pick / 2002 |
| LLB | Na'il Diggs | 30 | 8 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 98th pick / 2000 |
| MLB | Jon Beason*+ | 23 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 25th pick / 2007 |
| RLB | Thomas Davis | 25 | 3 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 14th pick / 2005 |
| LCB | Chris Gamble | 25 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 28th pick / 2004 |
| RCB | Ken Lucas | 29 | 7 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 40th pick / 2001 |
| SS | Chris Harris | 26 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 6th / 181st pick / 2005 |
| FS | Charles Godfrey | 23 | Rook | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 67th pick / 2008 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | John Kasay | 39 | 17 | 0 | 28 of 31 field goals & 46 of 46 extra points | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 98th pick / 1991 |
| P | Jason Baker | 30 | 7 | 0 | 73 punts for a 44.1 average, 3 blocked | |
| PR | Mark Jones | 28 | 4 | 0 | 39 punt returns for a 11.4 average and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 206th pick / 2004 |
| KR | Mark Jones | 28 | 4 | 0 | 40 kick returns for a 23.9 average and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 206th pick / 2004 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | James Anderson | 25 | LB | 8 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Virginia Tech | 9/26/1983 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 88th pick / 2006 |
| 7 | Jason Baker | 30 | P | 16 | 0 | 201 | 6-1 | Iowa | 5/17/1978 | 7 | |
| 82 | Gary Barnidge | 23 | TE | 15 | 0 | 240 | 6-5 | Louisville | 9/22/1985 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 5th / 141st pick / 2008 |
| 52 | Jon Beason*+ | 23 | LB | 16 | 16 | 237 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 1/14/1985 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 25th pick / 2007 |
| 96 | Tyler Brayton | 29 | DE | 16 | 16 | 280 | 6-6 | Colorado | 11/20/1979 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 32nd pick / 2003 |
| 73 | Jeremy Bridges | 28 | G-T | 14 | 4 | 301 | 6-4 | Southern Miss | 4/19/1980 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 185th pick / 2003 |
| 57 | Dan Connor | 23 | LB | 3 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Penn State | 11/2/1985 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 74th pick / 2008 |
| 55 | Donte Curry | 30 | LB | 13 | 0 | 233 | 6-1 | Morris Brown | 7/22/1978 | 7 | |
| 58 | Thomas Davis | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 231 | 6-1 | Georgia | 3/22/1983 | 3 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 14th pick / 2005 |
| 17 | Jake Delhomme | 33 | QB | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-2 | La-Lafayette | 1/10/1975 | 9 | |
| 53 | Na'il Diggs | 30 | LB | 16 | 16 | 238 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 7/8/1978 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 98th pick / 2000 |
| 20 | Chris Gamble | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 3/11/1983 | 4 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 28th pick / 2004 |
| 91 | Gary Gibson | 26 | DT-DE | 11 | 0 | 285 | 6-3 | Rutgers | 5/5/1982 | 1 | |
| 30 | Charles Godfrey | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 207 | 6-0 | Iowa | 11/15/1985 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 67th pick / 2008 |
| 37 | Nick Goings | 30 | RB | 16 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | Ohio State,Pittsburgh | 1/26/1978 | 7 | |
| 69 | Jordan Gross*+ | 28 | T | 15 | 15 | 300 | 6-4 | Utah | 7/20/1980 | 5 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 8th pick / 2003 |
| 18 | D.J. Hackett | 27 | WR | 9 | 2 | 199 | 6-2 | Colorado,Northern State University | 7/31/1981 | 3 | Seattle Seahawks / 5th / 157th pick / 2004 |
| 63 | Geoff Hangartner | 26 | C | 16 | 8 | 301 | 6-5 | Texas A&M | 4/22/1982 | 3 | Carolina Panthers / 5th / 169th pick / 2005 |
| 43 | Chris Harris | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 206 | 6-1 | La-Monroe | 8/6/1982 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 181st pick / 2005 |
| 78 | Nick Hayden | 22 | DT | 2 | 1 | 295 | 6-4 | Wisconsin | 2/4/1986 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 6th / 181st pick / 2008 |
| 45 | Brad Hoover | 32 | FB | 16 | 11 | 242 | 6-0 | Western Carolina | 11/11/1976 | 8 | |
| 80 | Dwayne Jarrett | 22 | WR | 9 | 1 | 219 | 6-4 | USC | 9/11/1986 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 45th pick / 2007 |
| 95 | Charles Johnson | 22 | DE | 16 | 0 | 270 | 6-2 | Georgia | 7/10/1986 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2007 |
| 54 | Landon Johnson | 27 | LB | 15 | 0 | 227 | 6-2 | Purdue | 3/13/1981 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 96th pick / 2004 |
| 84 | Mark Jones | 28 | WR | 16 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | Tennessee | 11/3/1980 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 206th pick / 2004 |
| 67 | Ryan Kalil | 23 | C | 12 | 12 | 299 | 6-3 | USC | 3/29/1985 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 59th pick / 2007 |
| 4 | John Kasay | 39 | K | 16 | 0 | 198 | 5-10 | Georgia | 10/27/1969 | 17 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 98th pick / 1991 |
| 99 | Ma'ake Kemoeatu | 29 | DT | 14 | 14 | 335 | 6-5 | Utah | 1/10/1979 | 6 | |
| 47 | Jeff King | 25 | TE | 16 | 15 | 250 | 6-5 | Virginia Tech | 2/19/1983 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 5th / 155th pick / 2006 |
| 56 | Jason Kyle | 36 | LB | 16 | 0 | 242 | 6-3 | Arizona State | 5/12/1972 | 13 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 126th pick / 1995 |
| 92 | Damione Lewis | 30 | DT | 15 | 15 | 301 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 3/1/1978 | 7 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 12th pick / 2001 |
| 5 | Rhys Lloyd | 26 | K | 16 | 0 | 231 | 5-11 | Minnesota | 6/5/1982 | 1 | |
| 21 | Ken Lucas | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 205 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 1/23/1979 | 7 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 40th pick / 2001 |
| 31 | Richard Marshall | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Fresno State | 12/12/1984 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 58th pick / 2006 |
| 12 | Josh McCown | 29 | QB | 2 | 0 | 212 | 6-4 | Sam Houston State,SMU | 7/4/1979 | 6 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 81st pick / 2002 |
| 87 | Muhsin Muhammad | 35 | WR | 16 | 15 | 217 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 5/5/1973 | 12 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1996 |
| 76 | Frank Omiyale | 26 | T | 10 | 1 | 310 | 6-4 | Tennessee Tech | 11/23/1982 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 163rd pick / 2005 |
| 79 | Jeff Otah | 22 | T | 12 | 12 | 340 | 6-6 | Pittsburgh | 6/17/1986 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 19th pick / 2008 |
| 98 | J'Vonne Parker | 26 | DT | 1 | 0 | 310 | 6-4 | Rutgers | 6/7/1982 | 3 | |
| 90 | Julius Peppers* | 28 | DE | 16 | 16 | 283 | 6-6 | North Carolina | 1/18/1980 | 6 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 2nd pick / 2002 |
| 88 | Dante Rosario | 24 | TE | 16 | 6 | 244 | 6-3 | Oregon | 10/25/1984 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 5th / 155th pick / 2007 |
| 25 | Nate Salley | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 2/5/1984 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 121st pick / 2006 |
| 59 | Adam Seward | 26 | LB | 9 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | UNLV | 6/15/1982 | 3 | Carolina Panthers / 5th / 149th pick / 2005 |
| 89 | Steve Smith* | 29 | WR | 14 | 14 | 185 | 5-9 | Utah | 5/12/1979 | 7 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 74th pick / 2001 |
| 28 | Jonathan Stewart | 21 | RB | 16 | 0 | 235 | 5-11 | Oregon | 3/21/1987 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 13th pick / 2008 |
| 66 | Hilee Taylor | 22 | LB | 10 | 0 | 242 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 7/18/1986 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 221st pick / 2008 |
| 26 | Quinton Teal | 24 | DB | 13 | 0 | 198 | 6-1 | Coastal Carolina | 3/8/1984 | 1 | |
| 68 | Keydrick Vincent | 30 | G | 14 | 14 | 330 | 6-5 | Mississippi | 4/13/1978 | 7 | |
| 93 | Darwin Walker | 31 | DT | 10 | 2 | 294 | 6-3 | North Carolina State,Tennessee | 6/15/1977 | 8 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 71st pick / 2000 |
| 23 | Dante Wesley | 29 | DB | 16 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 4/5/1979 | 6 | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 100th pick / 2002 |
| 70 | Travelle Wharton | 27 | T-G | 14 | 14 | 312 | 6-4 | South Carolina | 5/19/1981 | 4 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 94th pick / 2004 |
| 34 | DeAngelo Williams | 25 | RB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 5-8 | Memphis | 4/25/1983 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 27th pick / 2006 |
| 27 | C.J. Wilson | 23 | DB | 4 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Baylor | 4/2/1985 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 226th pick / 2007 |
| Team Total | 26.9 | 16 | 246.1 | 6-2.2 | 4.1 |