2023 NFL Power Rankings: Carolina Panthers

Throughout the 2023 NFL season, we will compile a consensus NFL Power Rankings that averages the rankings of all 32 NFL teams.

Below you will find a Week 3 roundup for the Carolina Panthers in our consensus 2023 NFL Power Rankings.

ESPN -- Rank: 29

Player: OLB Brian Burns
Current contract situation: Under contract through the 2023 season

Burns is playing under the fifth-year option of his rookie deal for $16 million. But he wants to be among the highest-paid edge rushers in the NFL, earning somewhere between $25 million and $30 million a year. The sides aren't close, and Burns said on Saturday as far as he's concerned negotiations are "on hold'' even though the team is willing to negotiate, according to a league source. With each sack Burns collects, the sides won't get closer, and he had two just in Week 1. -- David Newton

NFL.com -- Rank: 27

By the time the Panthers were able to get Jonathan Mingo involved and Bryce Young finally settled down against New Orleans, it was too late. The 0-2 start isn't shocking, but it has to be disappointing, because Carolina was in both games in the fourth quarter. Frank Reich told us to have patience, and we certainly do, but that's now two touchdowns in 23 offensive drives. It's not all on Young, but his three turnovers in two games could have been avoided. There's a foundation here, and the defense played pretty well again. Still, Carolina is stuck in the mud a bit for now, until the passing game starts humming.

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2023 NFL Predictions: NFC South

Before the start of the season, we will post NFL division-by-division predictions for the 2023 NFL regular season and postseason.

Instead of projecting an outright winner and loser in all 272 regular-season games, we've assigned a win probability to each team in every game and totaled them up.

The four NFC South teams are projected to win the sixth-most games combined in our 2023 full-season projections.

See where the Panthers stand in our 2023 NFC South Predictions

2023 Fantasy Football Projections: Carolina Panthers

Our Fantasy Football Projections will be viewable by both position and team.

Below you will find our 2023 fantasy football projections for the Carolina Panthers.

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QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Bryce Young	523.8	335.2	3666.6	21.48	13.36	53	214.7	1.33	235.31
Andy Dalton	33.4	21.8	232.1	1.4	0.9	6.8	21.1	0.14	16.03

Bryce Young: It is no surprise that the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 draft will be the Week 1 starter, but his dynasty outlook vastly outweighs his fantasy value in redraft leagues. Ups and downs should be expected for any rookie, but Young is always composed, processes information quickly and thrives when extending and making plays outside of structure.

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Carolina Panthers: 2023 NFL Schedule

Below you will find the weekly NFL regular-season schedule for the Carolina Panthers in 2023.

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Week	Date	Opponent	Time (ET) / Tickets
Week 1	Sun., Sep. 10	at Atlanta Falcons	L 10-24
Week 2	Mon., Sep. 18	vs. New Orleans Saints	L 17-20
Week 3	Sun., Sep. 24	at Seattle Seahawks	4:05 PM / Tickets
Week 4	Sun., Oct. 1	vs. Minnesota Vikings	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 5	Sun., Oct. 8	at Detroit Lions	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 6	Sun., Oct. 15	at Miami Dolphins	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 7		BYE
Week 8	Sun., Oct. 29	vs. Houston Texans	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 9	Sun., Nov. 5	vs. Indianapolis Colts	4:05 PM / Tickets
Week 10	Thu., Nov. 9	at Chicago Bears	8:15 PM / Tickets
Week 11	Sun., Nov. 19	vs. Dallas Cowboys	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 12	Sun., Nov. 26	at Tennessee Titans	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 13	Sun., Dec. 3	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 14	Sun., Dec. 10	at New Orleans Saints	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 15	Sun., Dec. 17	vs. Atlanta Falcons	TBD / Tickets
Week 16	Sun., Dec. 24	vs. Green Bay Packers	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 17	Sun., Dec. 31	at Jacksonville Jaguars	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 18	Sun., Jan. 7	vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	TBD / Tickets

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Carolina Panthers - 2023 Draft Results

The table below are all of the 2023 NFL Draft picks selected by the Carolina Panthers.

Round	Overall	Player	Position	School
1	1	Bryce Young	QB	Alabama
2	39	Jonathan Mingo	WR	Ole Miss
3	80	D.J. Johnson	EDGE	Oregon
4	114	Chandler Zavala	G	North Carolina State
5	145	Jammie Robinson	S	Florida State

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