Final 2025 ratings for the Panthers offense, per Pro Football Focus
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Here's how PFF graded and ranked the Panthers primary offensive players who played at least 300 snaps in 2025.
| POS | Name | Grade | POS Rank | Snaps | % Snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Bryce Young | 71.0 | 23 of 38 | 964 | 91% |
| RB | Chuba Hubbard | 69.9 | 37 of 59 | 432 | 41% |
| RB | Rico Dowdle | 63.5 | 54 of 59 | 591 | 56% |
| WR | Tetairoa McMillan | 79.3 | 20 of 127 | 925 | 87% |
| WR | Jalen Coker | 75.4 | 32 of 127 | 439 | 41% |
| WR | Xavier Legette | 52.0 | 123 of 127 | 642 | 61% |
| TE | Mitchell Evans | 66.3 | 34 of 75 | 393 | 37% |
| TE | Tommy Tremble | 62.5 | 41 of 75 | 636 | 60% |
| TE | Ja'Tavion Sanders | 51.6 | 72 of 75 | 393 | 37% |
| T | Taylor Moton | 81.0 | 13 of 89 | 901 | 85% |
| T | Ikem Ekwonu | 70.1 | 38 of 89 | 943 | 89% |
| G | Damien Lewis | 77.7 | 8 of 80 | 988 | 93% |
| G/C | Austin Corbett | 65.4 | 33 of 80 | 673 | 63% |
| C | Cade Mays | 61.0 | 25 of 38 | 727 | 69% |
When looking only at PFF grades, it's pretty apparent why the Panthers were a perfectly average team this season, going 8-9 in the regular season and backing in to the playoffs by virtue of being members of the lowly NFC South. Most of Carolina's key offensive performers have PFF grades that fall somewhere between decent" and good", with a few outliers on each end of the spectrum. Here are the key takeaways:
Quarterback
It feels like PFF nailed their assessment of Bryce Young. As Panthers fans we continue holding out hope that he'll make the leap" at some point, but the third-year quarterback had another below average season in 2025. He's not a bad quarterback, per se, as the 23rd-ranked signal caller in the league by PFF, but there's little confidence he will develop into they type of quarterback that can lead Panthers to the promised land one day.
As evaluated by PFF, Young's grade of 71.0 this year slightly declined from last year's 74.4.
Running backs
While Rico Dowdle went nuts in Weeks 5-6, memorably rushing for 389 yards in those two glorious weeks, PFF liked Chuba Hubbard's season best among Carolina's two running backs. But even then, Chuba graded out as just the 37th best running back in the league
I take umbrage of PFF ranking Rico Dowdle as the 54th of 59 running backs in the league. That's hogwash. The guy rushed for 0ver 1,000 yards while averaging 4.6 yards per carry, hauled in nearly 300 receiving yards, and scored seven touchdowns. But, sure, he was one of the worst running backs in the league.
Whatevs, PFF.
Wide receiver/Tight end
The Panthers have two outstanding young receivers in rookie Tetairoa McMillan and second-year stud Jalen Coker. PFF ranked Tet among the Top 20 in the league at his position, and Coker came in at 32. Sounds about right.
Xavier Legette, on the other hand, was graded as one of the worst wide receivers in the league, coming in at No. 123 of 127. The 2024 first round pick has had a slow start to his career and if anything took a step back in 2025 with just 35 receptions for 363 yards in 15 games, catching just 54.7% of his targets.
One of the most unexpected success stories from Carolina's 2025 campaign was the emergence of rookie tight end Mitchell Evans. The fifth-round pick had 19 receptions for 171 yards and two touchdowns in his first NFL season, hauling in 76% of balls thrown his way. He earned PFF's highest grade this year among the Panthers trio of tight ends, finishing the season No. 34 at his position.
PFF seemed to be awfully harsh on Ja'Tavion Sanders, ranking him among the worst tight ends in the league at No. 72 of 75. While he didn't light the world on fire with 29 receptions for 190 yards and a touchdown over 13 games, he did catch 85.3% of his targets this year.
Offensive line
Veteran right tackle Taylor Moton recorded the single best PFF season by any player on the Panthers offense at 81.0, placing him No. 13 in the league at his position. It was the second straight season for Moton to have the Panthers highest PFF score on offense. He doesn't get a lot of praise or Pro Bowl nods, but Moton is a rock.
Damien Lewis finished the season ranked highest at his position by PFF at No. 8 among guards. In 2024 Lewis was the No. 13 guard in the NFL, meaning the investment in the high-priced free agent is paying dividends.
Left tackle Ikem Ekwonu, guard/center Austin Corbett, and center Cade Mays all produced perfectly average seasons as evaluated by PFF.