- Steve Smith
Stevonne L. Smith (born May 12, 1979 in Lynwood, California) is an American football wide receiver who currently plays for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. Smith, a three-time Pro Bowl contender, has emerged as one of the NFL's most productive wide receivers, leading the league in catches, receiving yards and touchdowns in 2005.
- Jake Delhomme
Jake Christopher Delhomme (born January 10, 1975 in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana) is an American football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers NFL franchise.
- John Fox
John Fox is the third and current head coach of the Carolina Panthers of the NFL. Fox was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia and raised in San Diego, California after moving there at age 15. Fox played football at Castle Park High School and Southwestern College (California) in Chula Vista from 1974-1975 before going to San Diego State, where he played defensive back with future NFL player & head coach Herman Edwards.
- David Carr
David Carr (born July 21, 1979, in Bakersfield, California) is an American football player in the National Football League. An accomplished alumnus of Fresno State, Carr entered the National Football League as the first overall pick of the 2002 NFL Draft. He spent five seasons as the Houston Texans' starting quarterback, but was later released from the team after the 2006 season. The Carolina Panthers subsequently acquired him through free agency.
- Julius Peppers
Julius Frazier Peppers (born January 18, 1980 in Wilson, North Carolina) is a professional American football player. He currently plays defensive end for the Carolina Panthers. He and Donovan McNabb are the only people to ever play in both the NCAA men's basketball Final Four and the NFL's Super Bowl. He is named after legendary NBA players Julius Erving and Walt Frazier.
- Vinny Testaverde
Vincent Frank Testaverde (born November 13, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York) He is a American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League and has previously played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, and Dallas Cowboys. As a University of Miami quarterback, he won the Heisman Trophy in 1986.
- Keyshawn Johnson
Keyshawn Johnson (born July 22, 1972 in Los Angeles, California) is a former American football wide receiver and current television broadcaster for sports channel ESPN. He retired from football on May 23, 2007 after an eleven-year career in the NFL.
- Steven Jackson
Steven Jackson (born May 11, 1984 in Columbia, South Carolina) is an American football fullback, currenty on the practice squad of the Carolina Panthers of the NFL. He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Minnesota Vikings out of Clemson University, but was cut on September 2, 2006. Jackson played one season at East Tennessee State University beforing transferring to Clemson.
- Jason Campbell
Jason Campbell (born December 31, 1981 in Laurel, Mississippi, USA) is an American football quarterback of the Washington Redskins. A 2000 graduate of Taylorsville High School in Taylorsville, Mississippi, Campbell went on to play college football at Auburn where he led the Tigers to an undefeated season in 2004 and was named the SEC Player of the Year and MVP of the SEC Championship Game. Campbell currently holds the longest touchdown completion in Auburn football history, …
- Drew Carter
Drew Christopher Carter (born September 5, 1981) is an American football player who currently plays wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers of the NFL. He attended Ohio State University and Solon High School.
- Kerry Collins
Kerry Michael Collins (born December 30, 1972 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania) is an American football quarterback for the Tennessee Titans of the NFL. He has played for the Oakland Raiders, New York Giants, New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers, playing in Super Bowl XXXV for New York. He was a Heisman Trophy Finalist in 1994 during his senior year at Penn State.
- Matt Light
Matthew Charles Light (born June 23, 1978 in Greenville, Ohio) is an American football offensive lineman for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He was selected with the 48th pick overall in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft out of Purdue University. Arguably his most impressive game came in Super Bowl XXXIX, when he held heralded defensive end Jevon Kearse to just two tackles.
- Sam Mills
Samuel Davis Mills, Jr. (June 3, 1959 - April 18, 2005) was an American football linebacker who played twelve seasons in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers. Sam Mills was born in Neptune, New Jersey and attended high school in Long Branch, New Jersey. Mills was a standout football player at Long Branch High School, which honors him to this day by hanging his high school jersey and his NFL jersey in the school gym.
- Dom Capers
Capers most recently completed a two-year stint during which he had defensive coordinator responsibilities with the Miami Dolphins, holding the titles of special assistant to the head coach (2006) and defensive coordinator (2007). Last season, the Dolphins' pass defense was the highestranked unit on the team, finishing the season ranked fourth in the NFL.
- Chris Gamble
Chris Gamble (born March 11, 1983) is a football player with the Carolina Panthers. During his NFL career Gamble has only played cornerback, but at Ohio State University he began his career as a wide receiver. It wasn't until his Sophomore year that he was moved to cornerback. His playmaking ability on defense and in the return game turned the tide in some close games during the 2002 National Championship season. Gamble has boasted of a 40 inch (101.6 cm) vertical jump, …
- Brad Hoover
Bradley R. Hoover (born November 11, 1976), is an American football player who currently plays fullback for the Carolina Panthers of the NFL.
- Thomas Davis
Thomas Davis (born March 22, 1983 in Shellman, Georgia) is an American football linebacker for the Carolina Panthers. He was selected with the 14th overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft out of the University of Georgia. He attended Randolph-Clay Middle/High School and was highly recruited by many major universities. Even though he was drafted as a safety, he was converted to linebacker during his rookie year.
- Ronde Barber
Jamael Orondé Barber is an American football player who currently plays cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL. He is the identical twin brother of former New York Giants running back Tiki Barber. On December 11, 2005, in a game against the Carolina Panthers, he became the first cornerback in the history of the NFL to record at least 20 interceptions and 20 sacks in his career. He became the seventh member of the 20/20 club, joining linebackers Seth Joyner, …
- Bill Polian
Bill Polian is the President of the Indianapolis Colts NFL team. He rose to league prominence as the General Manager of the Buffalo Bills, building a team that participated in four straight Super Bowls. Following his stint in Buffalo, Polian went on to become the General Manager of the expansion Carolina Panthers, where his initial success in building what was arguably the most rapidly successful expansion team in NFL history led to his moving on to the Colts.
- Jeff King
Jeffery W. King (born February 19, 1983 in Pulaski, Virginia) is an American football tight end for the Carolina Panthers NFL franchise.
- Charles Johnson
Charles Johnson is a defensive end selected by the Carolina Panthers in the 2007 NFL Draft.
- Travelle Wharton
Glenn Travelle Wharton (born May 19, 1981 in Greenville, South Carolina) is an American football player who currently plays offensive lineman for the Carolina Panthers of the NFL. He attended the University of South Carolina.
- Richard Marshall
Richard Marshall (born December 12, 1984 in Los Angeles, California) is a professional American football player who currently plays for the Carolina Panthers of the NFL. A 5'11", 189 lb defensive back from Fresno State, Marshall was selected by the Panthers in the 2nd round (58th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft.
- Jerry Richardson
Jerry Richardson (born 1936 in Spring Hope, North Carolina) is the current majority owner and founder of the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. Richardson is a graduate of Fayetteville High School and Wofford College, where he played wide receiver and set several school records. Richardson was taken in the thirteenth round of the 1959 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts.
- Na'Il Diggs
Na'il Diggs, (born July 8, 1978 in Phoenix, Arizona), is an American Football player who currently plays in the NFL for the Carolina Panthers as a linebacker. He played college football at the Ohio State University. Diggs constantly made plays under the radar at Ohio State, while much of the attention was garnered by teammate and Butkus Award winning linebacker Andy Katzenmoyer. On March 2, 2006, he was released by the Packers.
- Kevin Williams
Kevin Williams (born August 16, 1980 in Arkadelphia, Arkansas) is a defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL. After graduating from Oklahoma State University, he was selected by the Vikings with the 9th pick of the first round in the 2003 NFL Draft. The Vikings were supposed to have the 7th pick, but a trade with the Ravens fell through and their time ran out.
- Derrick Strait
Derrick Strait (born August 27, 1980) is an NFL cornerback for the Carolina Panthers.
- Shayne Graham
Michael Shayne Graham (born December 9, 1977 in Radford, Virginia) is an American football placekicker who currently plays for the Cincinnati Bengals. He attended Virginia Tech and signed as a free agent with the New Orleans Saints in 2000, but was waived before the start of the regular season. He has previously played for the Carolina Panthers and Buffalo Bills. Graham attended Pulaski County High School and was an avid football (soccer) player as a kid.
- Adam Seward
Adam Seward (Born:June 15, 1982 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is an National Football League inside linebacker who currently plays for the Carolina Panthers of the NFL. He was a native from West Wood. Seward was drafted by Carolina in the 5th round (149th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. Seward attended college in his hometown of Las Vegas for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he played four years for the Rebels.
- Deon Grant
Deon D'Marquis Grant (born March 14, 1979) is a cornerback/safety for the Seattle Seahawks. Grant attended Josey High School in Augusta, Georgia and then attended the University of Tennessee from 1997-1999. Grant was selected as an All-American in 1999 after he tied for the NCAA lead with nine interceptions for 167 return yards. Grant finished the 1999 campaign with 69 tackles and eight pass breakups.
- Curtis Deloatch
Curtis Deloatch (born October 4, 1981 in Murfreesboro, North Carolina) is an American football player who currently plays cornerback for the Carolina Panthers.
- Cullen Jenkins
Cullen Darome Jenkins (born January 20, 1981 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American football defensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. He was signed as an undrafted free agent out of Central Michigan University. He is the younger brother of Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Kris Jenkins. Both he and his brother played at Belleville High School under Bob LaPointe.
- Will Montgomery
Will Montgomery (born February 13, 1983 in Brunswick, Maine) is an American football center who was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the seventh round (234th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft. Montgomery originally joined Virginia Tech as a walk-on defensive tackle where he earned a scholarship. During his university tenure, he was a three-year starter playing both guard and Center.
- Brett Basanez
Brett Basanez (born on May 11, 1983 in Arlington Heights, Illinois) is a professional American football quarterback with the Carolina Panthers. He was recently activated from the Panthers' practice squad. Basanez played high school football at St. Viator in Arlington Heights, and college football at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where he holds many school records for passing categories, including passing yards (10,580) and total offense (11,576).
- Marlon McCree
Marlon Tarron McCree (born March 17, 1977 in Orlando, Florida) is an American football defensive back currently playing for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL. McCree attended college at the University of Kentucky, and has played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Houston Texans and the Carolina Panthers. His nickname is "Mad Dog McCree". Currently McCree wears jersey #20 for the Chargers.
- Nate Salley
Nate Salley (born February 5, 1984 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is an American football free safety, who currently plays for the Carolina Panthers of the NFL. He was drafted in round four with the 121st pick of the 2006 NFL Draft. Salley played college football for Ohio State University. He was a two sport star at St.Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, the same high school attended by NFL stars Michael Irvin and Brian Piccolo.
- Chris Draft
Christopher Michael Draft (born February 26, 1976 in Salina, KS ), is an American football player who currently plays linebacker for the St. Louis Rams of the NFL. He attended Stanford University.
- James Anderson
James Anderson (born September 26, 1983 in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina) is a current American football linebacker for the Carolina Panthers of the NFL. He was drafted in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Anderson played college football at Virginia Tech.
- George Seifert
George Seifert (born January 22, 1940 in San Francisco, California) is a former NFL head coach of the San Francisco 49ers and the Carolina Panthers. Seifert joined the 49ers' coaching staff under Bill Walsh in 1980 as defensive backs coach and served as the team's defensive coordinator from 1983-88. As a 49er assistant, his defenses finished in the top ten in fewest points allowed in each of his six seasons in that capacity - 4th in 1983, 1st in 1984, 2nd in 1985, …
- Sean Gilbert
Sean Gilbert (born April 10, 1970 in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania) is a former professional American football defensive lineman who was selected by the Los Angeles Rams as the 3rd overall pick of the 1992 NFL Draft. A 6'5", 318-lb. defensive end from the University of Pittsburgh, Gilbert played in 11 NFL seasons from 1992 to 2003 for the Rams, Washington Redskins, Carolina Panthers, and Oakland Raiders. He was a 1993 Pro Bowl selection for the Rams, recording 10.5 sacks.