Every August in the days leading up to the Panthers' preseason opener, the team releases its first unofficial depth chart of the year. Months before that, fans formulate a working depth chart of sorts in their heads.
So much can and will happen between now and Carolina's regular season opener in nearly three months, but here's a look at where things at least appear to be heading.
QUARTERBACK
Cam Newton, Derek Anderson
Newton didn't throw a single incompletion during the offseason workout program that just wrapped up. That will change once he's cleared to throw coming off shoulder surgery, but this pecking order will not.