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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