Top Seasons by Panthers Defenses

Season Roster Games Points Per Game
1 2015 Kawann Short (DT), Kony Ealy (DE), Luke Kuechly (LB), Josh Norman (CB), Kurt Coleman (S), Thomas Davis (DU) 16 22.44
2 2004 Kris Jenkins (DT), Julius Peppers (DE), Will Witherspoon (LB), Chris Gamble (CB), Mike Minter (S), Dan Morgan (DU) 16 19.56
3 2002 Kris Jenkins (DT), Julius Peppers (DE), Mark Fields (LB), Terry Cousin (CB), Deon Grant (S), Mike Rucker (DU) 16 18.44
4 2005 Kris Jenkins (DT), Julius Peppers (DE), Will Witherspoon (LB), Chris Gamble (CB), Marlon McCree (S), Mike Rucker (DU) 16 16.94
5 2001 Kris Jenkins (DT), Mike Rucker (DE), Lester Towns (LB), Doug Evans (CB), Deon Grant (S), Mike Minter (DU) 16 16.69
6 2013 Dwan Edwards (DT), Greg Hardy (DE), Thomas Davis (LB), Captain Munnerlyn (CB), Mike Mitchell (S), Drayton Florence (DU) 16 16.13
7 2017 Kawann Short (DT), Julius Peppers (DE), Luke Kuechly (LB), James Bradberry (CB), Mike Adams (S), Daryl Worley (DU) 16 15.56
8 2014 Kawann Short (DT), Charles Johnson (DE), Luke Kuechly (LB), Josh Norman (CB), Roman Harper (S), Bene Benwikere (DU) 16 15.44
9 2008 Nick Hayden (DT), Julius Peppers (DE), Jon Beason (LB), Chris Gamble (CB), Charles Godfrey (S), Charles Johnson (DU) 16 15.19
10 2012 Dwan Edwards (DT), Charles Johnson (DE), Luke Kuechly (LB), Captain Munnerlyn (CB), Charles Godfrey (S), Greg Hardy (DU) 16 14.5
11 2019 Vernon Butler (DT), Brian Burns (DE), Luke Kuechly (LB), James Bradberry (CB), Tre Boston (S), Donte Jackson (DU) 16 14.38
12 2010 Nick Hayden (DT), Charles Johnson (DE), James Anderson (LB), Captain Munnerlyn (CB), Charles Godfrey (S), Richard Marshall (DU) 16 13.94
13 2018 Kyle Love (DT), Julius Peppers (DE), Luke Kuechly (LB), James Bradberry (CB), Mike Adams (S), Donte Jackson (DU) 16 13.88
14 2009 Nick Hayden (DT), Julius Peppers (DE), Jon Beason (LB), Chris Gamble (CB), Charles Godfrey (S), Thomas Davis (DU) 16 13.75
15 2016 Kawann Short (DT), Mario Addison (DE), Thomas Davis (LB), James Bradberry (CB), Kurt Coleman (S), Shaq Thompson (DU) 16 13.63
16 2011 Terrell McClain (DT), Greg Hardy (DE), James Anderson (LB), Chris Gamble (CB), Charles Godfrey (S), Sherrod Martin (DU) 16 13.44
17 2003 Kris Jenkins (DT), Mike Rucker (DE), Will Witherspoon (LB), Terry Cousin (CB), Deon Grant (S), Mike Minter (DU) 16 13.44
18 2020 Derrick Brown (DT), Brian Burns (DE), Shaq Thompson (LB), Donte Jackson (CB), Jeremy Chinn (S), Tre Boston (DU) 16 12.06
19 2006 Kris Jenkins (DT), Julius Peppers (DE), Thomas Davis (LB), Chris Gamble (CB), Mike Minter (S), James Anderson (DU) 16 12
20 2022 Derrick Brown (DT), Brian Burns (DE), Frankie Luvu (LB), C.J. Henderson (CB), Xavier Woods (S), Jaycee Horn (DU) 17 11.47
21 1996 Greg Kragen (DT), Lamar Lathon (DE), Kevin Greene (LB), Eric Davis (CB), Pat Terrell (S), Sam Mills (DU) 16 10.94
22 1995 Greg Kragen (DT), Lamar Lathon (DE), Sam Mills (LB), Tyrone Poole (CB), Brett Maxie (S), Darion Conner (DU) 16 10.44
23 2021 Derrick Brown (DT), Brian Burns (DE), Shaq Thompson (LB), Donte Jackson (CB), Jeremy Chinn (S), Haason Reddick (DU) 17 10.35
24 2023 Derrick Brown (DT), Brian Burns (DE), Frankie Luvu (LB), Troy Hill (CB), Xavier Woods (S), Deion Jones (DU) 17 10.06
25 1998 Les Miller (DT), Sean Gilbert (DE), Kevin Greene (LB), Eric Davis (CB), Damien Richardson (S), Jeff Brady (DU) 16 8.75