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Carolina Panthers depth chart
NFL · NFC South · 2026
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Bobby Okereke

LB · 8th season
YR 8
Current depth chart
LILB1StarterYR 8
Depth relationships
LILB158Bobby OkerekeSELECTED
LILB233Tyrel Dodson→
Bio
Bobby Okereke is a linebacker from Santa Ana, CA who attended Stanford. Selected 89th overall in the 2019 draft by Indianapolis, he spent four seasons with the Colts before joining the Giants in 2023. In 2025, Okereke recorded 75 solo tackles, 65 tackle assists, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 2 interceptions, and 6 passes defended. He enters his eighth season in the NFL and his first with Carolina.
Bobby Okereke played 5 games in 2025 with a 87% share of defensive snaps.
Player information
Height6'1"Weight234 lbHometownSanta Ana, CAAge30CollegeStanfordDraftedRound 3 · #89 overall · 2019 · INDExperience7 NFL seasons
Contract
$1.5Mper year · AAV
Years 1Guaranteed $1.3MCap 0.5%
T-94 of 349 · LB market by AAV
Production · 2026 · 5 GP
Defense
0
TACKLES
0
TFL
1
SACKS
Coverage & havoc
1
INT
0
PBU
0
QB HUR
Career path
STANFORD2014 – 2018
COLTS2019 – 2022
Drafted · Round 3 · Pick 89
GIANTS2023 – 2025
PANTHERS2026 — present