CHARLOTTE – The Panthers will have 28 tryout players joining their draft picks, undrafted additions and a handful of returning players and offseason signings at rookie minicamp, which begins Friday at Bank of America Stadium.
Wide receiver DJ Moore (first round, 24th overall), cornerback Donte Jackson (second round, 55th), safety Rashaan Gaulden (third round, 85th), tight end Ian Thomas (fourth round, 101st), defensive end Marquis Haynes (fourth round, 136th), linebacker Jermaine Carter (fifth round, 161st), linebacker Andre Smith (seventh round, 234th) and defensive tackle Kendrick Norton (seventh round, 242nd) will make their debuts in Panthers gear. So too will seven college free agents.
Six players who spent time on Carolina's 2017 practice squad -- tight end Evan Baylis, linebacker Zeek Bigger, linebacker Richie Brown, wideout Austin Duke, defensive end Efe Obada and safety Damian Parms -- will participate, as well as three others who were signed this offseason -- running back Elijah Hood, guard Dorian Johnson and offensive tackle Korren Kirven.
Below is a complete list of the tryout players. Last year, Carolina signed three invited tryouts to the roster. The Panthers currently have four open spots on their 91-man roster (Carolina has 91 spots due to Obada's international player exemption).
| Pos | Name | Ht | Wt | Age | Exp | College | Hometown |
| G | Kareem Are | 6-5 | 315 | 24 | 1 | Florida State | Elmont, N.Y. |
| DE | Sterling Bailey | 6-4 | 280 | 25 | 1 | Georgia | Gainesville, Ga. |
| LB | Zeek Bigger | 6-0 | 235 | 25 | 1 | East Carolina | Gastonia, N.C. |
| WR | Da'Ron Brown | 6-0 | 200 | 26 | 1 | Northern Illinois | Chicago, Ill. |
| CB | James Caine | 5-11 | 185 | 28 | 1 | Pittsburg State | St. Louis, Mo. |
| C | Lucas Crowley | 6-2 | 300 | 23 | 1 | North Carolina | Ponte Vedra, Fla. |
| TE | Steve Donatell | 6-5 | 240 | 24 | 1 | Western Kentucky | Highlands Ranch, Colo. |
| G | Quinterrius Eatmon | 6-6 | 315 | 26 | 1 | South Florida | Pritchard, Ala. |
| C | Kyle Friend | 6-0 | 295 | 24 | 1 | Temple | Carlisle, Pa. |
| CB | Ty Griffin | 5-11 | 195 | 22 | R | Oregon | Powder Springs, Ga. |
| WR | Dre Hall | 5-10 | 195 | 23 | R | North Alabama | Columbia, Tenn. |
| WR | Bug Howard | 6-4 | 220 | 23 | 1 | North Carolina | Rochelle, Ga. |
| FB | Joey Iosefa | 5-11 | 245 | 26 | 1 | Hawaii | American Samoa |
| DT | Merrick Jackson | 6-1 | 300 | 23 | R | Minnesota | Belleville, Ill. |
| S | Jarnor Jones | 6-3 | 205 | 24 | 1 | Iowa State | Lithonia, Ga. |
| OT | Landon Lechler | 6-7 | 310 | 24 | 1 | North Dakota State | Beach. N.D. |
| DT | Ashaad Mabry | 6-4 | 265 | 25 | 1 | Texas-San Antonio | San Antonio, Texas |
| WR | Phil Mayhue | 6-2 | 210 | 23 | R | Memphis | Sicklerville, N.J. |
| FB | Tyler McCloskey | 6-0 | 240 | 23 | 1 | Houston | Houston, Texas |
| QB | Marcus McDade | 6-2 | 225 | 26 | 1 | Sacramento State | Oakland, Calif. |
| LB | Jonathan Petersen | 6-0 | 240 | 25 | R | Michigan State | Miami, Fla. |
| RB | Kalif Phillips | 5-9 | 220 | 24 | 1 | Charlotte | Kannapolis, N.C. |
| G | Norman Price | 6-4 | 310 | 23 | 1 | Southern Miss | Vicksburg, Miss. |
| DE | Joby Saint Fleur | 6-4 | 250 | 25 | 1 | Northwestern Oklahoma St | Winter Haven, Fla. |
| DE | Karter Schult | 6-3 | 260 | 24 | 1 | Northern Iowa | Tripolo, Iowa |
| S | Malik Smith | 6-0 | 195 | 22 | 1 | San Diego State | Compton, Calif. |
| CB | Mike Stevens | 5-10 | 185 | 22 | R | North Carolina State | Charlotte, N.C. |
| CB | Brad Watson | 6-0 | 190 | 22 | 1 | Wake Forest | Round Rock, Texas |
