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2009 Carolina Panthers
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 3rd in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 315 points (19.7/g), 21st of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 308 points (19.2/g), 9th.
Differential of 7 points (0.4/g), 17th.
Expected W-L: 8.2-7.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.4/g), 8th.
Simple Rating System: Total 3.9, Offense: -0.6, Defense: 4.5, SoS: 3.5, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
John Fox (8-8-0)
Defensive Coordinator: Ron Meeks
Training Camp: Wofford College (Spartanburg, South Carolina)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Jake Delhomme | 34 | 10 | 11 | 178 for 321, 2,015 yards, 8 td, 18 int, & 17 rushes for 60 yards and 0 td | |
| QB | Matt Moore | 25 | 2 | 5 | 85 for 138, 1,053 yards, 8 td, 2 int, & 12 rushes for -3 yards and 0 td | |
| RB | DeAngelo Williams* | 26 | 3 | 13 | 216 rushes for 1,117 yards, 7 td, & 29 catches for 252 yards and 0 td | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 27th pick / 2006 |
| RB | Jonathan Stewart | 22 | 1 | 3 | 221 rushes for 1,133 yards, 10 td, & 18 catches for 139 yards and 1 td | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 13th pick / 2008 |
| WR | Muhsin Muhammad | 36 | 13 | 13 | 53 catches for 581 yards, 1 td | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1996 |
| WR | Steve Smith | 30 | 8 | 15 | 65 catches for 982 yards, 7 td, & 5 rushes for 22 yards and 0 td | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 74th pick / 2001 |
| TE | Jeff King | 26 | 3 | 15 | 25 catches for 200 yards, 3 td | Carolina Panthers / 5th / 155th pick / 2006 |
| TE | Dante Rosario | 25 | 2 | 8 | 26 catches for 313 yards, 2 td | Carolina Panthers / 5th / 155th pick / 2007 |
| LT | Jordan Gross | 29 | 6 | 9 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 8th pick / 2003 | |
| LT | Travelle Wharton | 28 | 5 | 16 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 94th pick / 2004 | |
| LG | Travelle Wharton | 28 | 5 | 16 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 94th pick / 2004 | |
| LG | Mackenzy Bernadeau | 23 | 1 | 7 | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 250th pick / 2008 | |
| C | Ryan Kalil* | 24 | 2 | 16 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 59th pick / 2007 | |
| RG | Keydrick Vincent | 31 | 8 | 16 | ||
| RT | Jeff Otah | 23 | 1 | 13 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 19th pick / 2008 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Tyler Brayton | 30 | 6 | 14 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 32nd pick / 2003 |
| LDT | Hollis Thomas | 35 | 13 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDT | Damione Lewis | 31 | 8 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 12th pick / 2001 |
| RDE | Julius Peppers* | 29 | 7 | 14 | 10.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 2nd pick / 2002 |
| LLB | Na'il Diggs | 31 | 9 | 11 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 98th pick / 2000 | |
| MLB | Jon Beason* | 24 | 2 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 25th pick / 2007 |
| RLB | Thomas Davis | 26 | 4 | 7 | 1.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 14th pick / 2005 |
| RLB | James Anderson | 26 | 3 | 7 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 88th pick / 2006 |
| LCB | Chris Gamble | 26 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 28th pick / 2004 |
| RCB | Richard Marshall | 25 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 58th pick / 2006 |
| SS | Chris Harris | 27 | 4 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 6th / 181st pick / 2005 |
| FS | Charles Godfrey | 24 | 1 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 67th pick / 2008 |
| FS | Sherrod Martin | 25 | Rook | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 59th pick / 2009 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | John Kasay | 40 | 18 | 0 | 22 of 27 field goals & 31 of 32 extra points | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 98th pick / 1991 |
| P | Jason Baker | 31 | 8 | 0 | 76 punts for a 44.1 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Captain Munnerlyn | 21 | Rook | 4 | 31 punt returns for a 9.0 average and 0 td | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 216th pick / 2009 |
| KR | Mike Goodson | 22 | Rook | 0 | 17 kick returns for a 20.7 average and 0 td | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 111th pick / 2009 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | James Anderson | 26 | LB | 16 | 7 | 220 | 6-3 | Virginia Tech | 9/26/1983 | 3 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 88th pick / 2006 |
| 7 | Jason Baker | 31 | P | 16 | 0 | 201 | 6-1 | Iowa | 5/17/1978 | 8 | |
| 82 | Gary Barnidge | 24 | TE | 16 | 3 | 240 | 6-5 | Louisville | 9/22/1985 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 5th / 141st pick / 2008 |
| 52 | Jon Beason* | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 237 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 1/14/1985 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 25th pick / 2007 |
| Mackenzy Bernadeau | 23 | G | 16 | 7 | 298 | 6-4 | Bentley College | 1/3/1986 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 250th pick / 2008 | |
| 17 | Tyler Brayton | 30 | DE | 15 | 14 | 280 | 6-6 | Colorado | 11/20/1979 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 32nd pick / 2003 |
| 91 | Everette Brown | 22 | DE | 15 | 1 | 250 | 6-4 | Florida St. | 8/7/1987 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 2009 |
| 78 | Antwon Burton | 26 | DT | 2 | 0 | 315 | 6-3 | Temple | 7/11/1983 | 3 | |
| 55 | Dan Connor | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 11/2/1985 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 74th pick / 2008 |
| 53 | Quinton Culberson | 24 | LB | 5 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | Mississippi St. | 10/21/1985 | 2 | |
| 58 | Thomas Davis | 26 | LB | 7 | 7 | 231 | 6-1 | Georgia | 3/22/1983 | 4 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 14th pick / 2005 |
| 17 | Jake Delhomme | 34 | QB | 11 | 11 | 215 | 6-2 | La-Lafayette | 1/10/1975 | 10 | |
| 53 | Na'il Diggs | 31 | LB | 14 | 11 | 238 | 6-4 | Ohio St. | 7/8/1978 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 98th pick / 2000 |
| 42 | Tony Fiammetta | 23 | RB | 10 | 2 | 246 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 8/22/1986 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 128th pick / 2009 |
| 20 | Chris Gamble | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-1 | Ohio St. | 3/11/1983 | 5 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 28th pick / 2004 |
| 30 | Charles Godfrey | 24 | DB | 12 | 11 | 207 | 6-0 | Iowa | 11/15/1985 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 67th pick / 2008 |
| 33 | Mike Goodson | 22 | RB | 8 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 5/23/1987 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 111th pick / 2009 |
| 69 | Jordan Gross | 29 | T | 9 | 9 | 300 | 6-4 | Utah | 7/20/1980 | 6 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 8th pick / 2003 |
| 43 | Chris Harris | 27 | DB | 13 | 13 | 206 | 6-1 | La-Monroe | 8/6/1982 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 181st pick / 2005 |
| 77 | RaShon Harris | 23 | DT | 2 | 0 | 320 | 6-5 | Oregon | 8/26/1986 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 205th pick / 2009 |
| 98 | Nick Hayden | 23 | DT | 10 | 2 | 295 | 6-4 | Wisconsin | 2/4/1986 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 6th / 181st pick / 2008 |
| 45 | Brad Hoover | 33 | FB | 11 | 4 | 242 | 6-0 | West. Carolina | 11/11/1976 | 9 | |
| 44 | J.J. Jansen | 23 | C | 16 | 0 | 254 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 1/20/1986 | Rook | |
| 80 | Dwayne Jarrett | 23 | WR | 13 | 2 | 219 | 6-4 | USC | 9/11/1986 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 45th pick / 2007 |
| 95 | Charles Johnson | 23 | DE | 13 | 3 | 270 | 6-2 | Georgia | 7/10/1986 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2007 |
| 59 | Landon Johnson | 28 | LB | 10 | 3 | 227 | 6-2 | Purdue | 3/13/1981 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 96th pick / 2004 |
| Ryan Kalil* | 24 | C | 16 | 16 | 299 | 6-3 | USC | 3/29/1985 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 59th pick / 2007 | |
| 4 | John Kasay | 40 | K | 16 | 0 | 198 | 5-10 | Georgia | 10/27/1969 | 18 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 98th pick / 1991 |
| 47 | Jeff King | 26 | TE | 16 | 15 | 250 | 6-5 | Virginia Tech | 2/19/1983 | 3 | Carolina Panthers / 5th / 155th pick / 2006 |
| 94 | Louis Leonard | 25 | DT | 2 | 1 | 325 | 6-5 | Fresno St. | 7/16/1984 | 2 | |
| 92 | Damione Lewis | 31 | DT | 16 | 16 | 301 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 3/1/1978 | 8 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 12th pick / 2001 |
| 5 | Rhys Lloyd | 27 | K | 16 | 0 | 231 | 5-11 | Minnesota | 6/5/1982 | 2 | |
| 31 | Richard Marshall | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-11 | Fresno St. | 12/12/1984 | 3 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 58th pick / 2006 |
| 10 | Charly Martin | 25 | WR | 7 | 0 | 212 | 6-1 | West Texas A&M | 3/20/1984 | Rook | |
| 23 | Sherrod Martin | 25 | DB | 16 | 5 | 197 | 6-0 | Troy | 10/12/1984 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 59th pick / 2009 |
| 12 | Josh McCown | 30 | QB | 1 | 0 | 212 | 6-4 | SMU,Sam Houston St. | 7/4/1979 | 7 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 81st pick / 2002 |
| 81 | Kenneth Moore | 24 | WR | 12 | 1 | 195 | 5-10 | Wake Forest | 2/19/1985 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 136th pick / 2008 |
| 3 | Matt Moore | 25 | QB | 7 | 5 | 192 | 6-3 | Oregon St. | 8/9/1984 | 2 | |
| 87 | Muhsin Muhammad | 36 | WR | 14 | 13 | 217 | 6-2 | Michigan St. | 5/5/1973 | 13 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1996 |
| 41 | Captain Munnerlyn | 21 | DB | 15 | 4 | 182 | 5-9 | South Carolina | 4/10/1988 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 216th pick / 2009 |
| 79 | Jeff Otah | 23 | T | 13 | 13 | 340 | 6-6 | Pittsburgh | 6/17/1986 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 19th pick / 2008 |
| 90 | Julius Peppers* | 29 | DE | 16 | 14 | 283 | 6-6 | North Carolina | 1/18/1980 | 7 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 2nd pick / 2002 |
| 88 | Dante Rosario | 25 | TE | 14 | 8 | 244 | 6-3 | Oregon | 10/25/1984 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 5th / 155th pick / 2007 |
| 74 | Geoff Schwartz | 23 | T | 16 | 3 | 331 | 6-6 | Oregon | 7/11/1986 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 241st pick / 2008 |
| 51 | Jordan Senn | 25 | LB | 6 | 0 | 224 | 5-11 | Portland St. | 6/11/1984 | 1 | |
| Kelvin Smith | 25 | LB | 2 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 3/20/1984 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 219th pick / 2007 | |
| 89 | Steve Smith | 30 | WR | 15 | 15 | 185 | 5-9 | Utah | 5/12/1979 | 8 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 74th pick / 2001 |
| 28 | Jonathan Stewart | 22 | RB | 16 | 3 | 235 | 5-11 | Oregon | 3/21/1987 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 13th pick / 2008 |
| 22 | Tyrell Sutton | 23 | RB | 7 | 1 | 190 | 5-9 | Northwestern | 12/19/1986 | Rook | |
| 97 | Hilee Taylor | 23 | LB | 6 | 0 | 242 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 7/18/1986 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 221st pick / 2008 |
| 26 | Quinton Teal | 25 | DB | 16 | 3 | 198 | 6-1 | Coastal Carolina | 3/8/1984 | 2 | |
| 75 | Hollis Thomas | 35 | DT | 13 | 13 | 306 | 6-0 | Northern Illinois | 1/10/1974 | 13 | |
| 93 | Tank Tyler | 24 | DT | 6 | 0 | 306 | 6-2 | North Carolina St. | 2/14/1985 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 82nd pick / 2007 |
| 68 | Keydrick Vincent | 31 | G | 16 | 16 | 330 | 6-5 | Mississippi | 4/13/1978 | 8 | |
| 21 | Dante Wesley | 30 | DB | 15 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 4/5/1979 | 7 | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 100th pick / 2002 |
| 70 | Travelle Wharton | 28 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 312 | 6-4 | South Carolina | 5/19/1981 | 5 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 94th pick / 2004 |
| 34 | DeAngelo Williams* | 26 | RB | 13 | 13 | 210 | 5-8 | Memphis | 4/25/1983 | 3 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 27th pick / 2006 |
| Garry Williams | 23 | T | 7 | 0 | 296 | 6-3 | Kentucky | 8/20/1986 | Rook | ||
| 27 | C.J. Wilson | 24 | DB | 7 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Baylor | 4/2/1985 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 226th pick / 2007 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 16 | 244.9 | 6-1.8 | 3.6 |