On Tuesday, the Carolina Panthers released the team's initial depth chart heading into a week of joint practices and the year's first preseason game. 

The depth chart held some familiarity and surprising names, but more than anything else, it is the first snapshot of who the Panthers' head coach Frank Reich trusted through the first 10 practices of the season. 

Take a look at the depth chart: 

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
QB	Bryce Young	Andy Dalton	Matt Corral
RB	Miles Sanders	Chuba Hubbard	Raheem Blackshear	Spencer Brown	Camerun Peoples
WR	DJ Chark	Terrace Marshall Jr.	Derek Wright	Gary Jennings
WR	Jonathan Mingo	Laviska Shenault Jr.	Javon Wims	Josh Vann
WR (slot)	Adam Thielen	Damiere Byrd	Shi Smith	C.J. Saunders
TE	Hayden Hurst	Tommy Tremble	Giovanni Ricci
TE	Ian Thomas	Stephen Sullivan
LT	Ikem Ekwonu	Michael Jordan	Ricky Lee
LG	Brady Christensen	Nash Jensen	Chandler Zavala
C	Bradley Bozeman	Justin McCray	Sam Tecklenburg
RG	Cade Mays	Deonte Brown	J.D. DiRenzo	Austin Corbett
RT	Taylor Moton	Cameron Erving	Larnel Coleman

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
DE	Derrick Brown	DeShawn Williams	Raequan Williams	Taylor Stallworth
DE	Shy Tuttle	Henry Anderson	Antwuan Jackson
DT	Marquan McCall	Nick Thurman	LaBryan Ray
OLB	Brian Burns	Yetur Gross-Matos	DJ Johnson	Jordan Thomas
OLB	Justin Houston	Marquis Haynes Sr.	Kobe Jones	Amaré Barno	Eku Leota
LB	Frankie Luvu	Deion Jones	Chandler Wooten	Bumper Pool
LB	Shaq Thompson	Kamu Grugier-Hill	Ace Eley	Brandon Smith
CB	Jaycee Horn	Keith Taylor Jr.	Herb Miller	Mac McCain III
CB	Donte Jackson	CJ Henderson	Mark Milton	Rejzohn Wright
S	Xavier Woods	Jammie Robinson	Sam Franklin Jr.
S	Vonn Bell	Eric Rowe	Josh Thomas
NCB	Jeremy Chinn	Stantley Thomas-Oliver III	Greg Mabin

Position	1st	2nd	3rd
KR	Raheem Blackshear	Laviska Shenault Jr.	Shi Smith
PR	Raheem Blackshear	Damiere Byrd	Shi Smith
LS	JJ Jansen
H	Johnny Hekker
P	Johnny Hekker
K	Eddy Piñeiro	Matthew Wright

Analyzing the Panthers Depth Chart

First, and most obvious, Bryce Young is officially the team's No. 1 quarterback on the depth chart. That comes as no surprise, as it took Reich all but one practice to double-down on Young being the Panthers' franchise guy moving forward. 

Young will have weapons to connect with free agent additions DJ Chark Jr. and Adam Thielen and rookie Jonathan Mingo listed as first-team receivers, Hayden Hurst at starting tight end, and Miles Sanders leading the running backs. That is a solid crop of players for a Panthers team that is expected to have one of the better offenses in the NFC South. 

With Ikem Ekwonu at left tackle, Brady Christensen at left guard, Bradley Bozeman at center, and Taylor Moton at right tackle, the offensive line remains relatively unchanged. 

Most names on the defense also remain unchanged. The shift to a 3-4 base defense puts Brian Burns in an interesting position as an outside linebacker.  Justin Houston is listed as the starting outside linebacker opposite Burns, with Yetur Gross-Matos and Marquis Haynes Sr. behind them.

However, with Reich explaining that Houston will be a role player, it isn't out of the question that the Panthers could shift things around as the preseason goes on. Still, following the release of the official depth chart, several early questions have been answered about the Panthers moving forward. 

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