Snap Counts: Week 2 Preseason

Aug 20, 2023 at 04:03 PM

Augusta Stone

CHARLOTTE — View the snap counts and playtime percentage for the Panthers against the Giants in Week 2 of the preseason.

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Player	Offensive snaps	Special teams snaps
Michael Jordan	42 (67%)	3 (14%)
Ricky Lee	42 (67%)	2 (10%)
Javon Wims	32 (51%)	7 (33%)
JD DiRenzo	32 (51%)	2 (10%)
Matt Corral	32 (51%)
Shi Smith	31 (49%)
Tommy Tremble	25 (40%)	9 (43%)
Raheem Blackshear	23 (37%)	9 (43%)
Nash Jensen	22 (35%)	2 (10%)
Justin McCray	22 (35%)	1 (5%)
Laviska Shenault Jr.	21 (33%)	6 (29%)
Josh Vann	21 (33%)	2 (10%)
Ikem Ekwonu	21 (33%)	1 (5%)
Brady Christensen	21 (33%)	1 (5%)
Adam Thielen	21 (33%)
Bryce Young	21 (33%)
Bradley Bozeman	21 (33%)
Chandler Zavala	21 (33%)
DJ Chark Jr.	21 (33%)
Taylor Moton	21 (33%)
Spencer Brown	20 (32%)	5 (24%)
Sam Tecklenburg	20 (32%)	3 (14%)
Larnel Coleman	20 (32%)	2 (10%)
Jonathan Mingo	20 (32%)	2 (10%)
Chuba Hubbard	20 (32%)	1 (5%)
Ian Thomas	18 (29%)	4 (19%)
Hayden Hurst	18 (29%)
CJ Saunders	10 (16%)	6 (29%)
Gary Jennings	10 (16%)	5 (24%)
Deonte Brown	10 (16%)	1 (5%)
Jake Luton	10 (16%)
Giovanni Ricci	4 (6%)	12 (57%)

Bryce Young took 10 more snaps against the Giants (21) than the 11 he saw against the Jets, and that's a natural product of finding more success moving the ball downfield Friday. Matt Corral led the way in quarterback usage once again, though his workload went down (51 percent this week after taking 77 percent last week). With Andy Dalton out, the Panthers got some work in for Jake Luton, who took 10 snaps at the end of the game after not receiving any against the Jets.
Raheem Blackshear got the most snaps of the running backs, recording 23 compared to Spencer Brown and Chuba Hubbard's 20 snaps apiece. Blackshear was also the first Panther to find the end zone this preseason. Brown led the group last week while the Panthers continue to evaluate their depth there.
Rookie guard Chandler Zavala worked only with the first-team offensive line at right guard, recording the same share as Ikem Ekwonu, Brady Christensen, Bradley Bozeman, and Taylor Moton while blocking for the ones. They took a committee approach with that spot last week, switching that strategy in favor of continuity against the Giants.
Michael Jordan didn't slot in with the first team at right guard this week, but he did get a lot of work with the backup line combinations Friday. He and rookie tackle Ricky Lee, likely getting an extended look in Cameron Erving's absence, recorded the most offensive snaps of anyone. Wide receiver Javon Wims and rookie tackle J.D. DiRenzo round out the Panthers who played more than 50 percent of the offensive snaps.

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Player	Defensive snaps	Special teams snaps
Mark Milton	45 (69%)	8 (38%)
Amaré Barno	36 (55%)	8 (38%)
Kobe Jones	34 (52%)	6 (29%)
Sam Franklin Jr.	32 (49%)	5 (24%)
Eric Rowe	31 (48%)	6 (29%)
Keith Taylor Jr.	31 (48%)	5 (24%)
Raequan Williams	31 (48%)	3 (14%)
LaBryan Ray	30 (46%)	1 (5%)
Rejzohn Wright	29 (45%)	3 (14%)
Jammie Robinson	26 (40%)	7 (33%)
Nick Thurman	24 (37%)	3 (14%)
Taylor Stallworth	24 (37%)
Eku Leota	22 (34%)	4 (19%)
DJ Johnson	22 (34%)	4 (19%)
Josh Thomas	21 (32%)	7 (33%)
Kamu Grugier-Hill	21 (32%)	6 (29%)
Herb Miller	21 (32%)	6 (29%)
DeShawn Williams	21 (32%)	1 (5%)
Chandler Wooten	18 (28%)	7 (33%)
Marquan McCall	18 (28%)
Brandon Smith	17 (26%)	6 (29%)
Deion Jones	17 (26%)	5 (24%)
Yetur Gross-Matos	17 (26%)	2 (10%)
CJ Henderson	14 (22%)	2 (10%)
Ace Eley	13 (20%)	5 (24%)
Jaycee Horn	13 (20%)	1 (5%)
Vonn Bell	13 (20%)	1 (5%)
Xavier Woods	13 (20%)	1 (5%)
Shaq Thompson	13 (20%)	1 (5%)
Bumper Pool	12 (18%)	7 (33%)
Frankie Luvu	12 (18%)	1 (5%)
Shy Tuttle	10 (15%)
Donte Jackson	9 (14%)
Jeremy Chinn	5 (8%)

The Panthers gave most of their starting defensive front the night off, as Brian Burns, Justin Houston, and Derrick Brown didn't play against the Giants. That created more opportunities for Raequan Williams, who played 31 snaps Friday and capitalized on the opportunity with four tackles, one sack, and two quarterback hits.
Amaré Barno and Kobe Jones saw extended work at outside linebacker without Burns, Houston, and Marquis Haynes Sr. on the field. They saw 36 and 34 snaps, respectively.
Rookie cornerback Mark Milton recorded the most defensive snaps of the night (45) while the Panthers continue to explore depth options there. He was also on the field for eight special teams snaps.

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Player	Special teams snaps
Matthew Wright	8 (38%)
Johnny Hekker	6 (29%)
JJ Jansen	6 (29%)
Camerun Peoples	3 (14%)

The specialists received more work against the Giants than last week, since the Panthers scored points after being shut out in the preseason opener. This created more work for kicker Matthew Wright, who made both of his field goal attempts (37 yards and 53 yards), and
Rookie running back Camerun Peoples was limited to only special teams snaps for the second week in a row. He has yet to record one offensive snap in the preseason.