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#77 Luke Fortner

Exp  4 yrs NFLAge  28Ht / Wt  6'4" · 300 lbCollege  Kentucky

Depth-chart placement

Current role

Placement

Starter

Room

Offensive Line

Experience

YR 5

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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Luke Fortner holds the C · Starter spot in Carolina Panthers’s offensive line room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

LT · StarterIkem EkwonuStarter

LG · StarterDamien LewisStarter

C · StarterLuke FortnerStarter

RG · StarterRobert HuntStarter

RT · StarterTaylor MotonStarter

LT · BackupRasheed WalkerBackup

LG · BackupBrady ChristensenBackup

C · BackupSam HechtBackup

RG · BackupChandler ZavalaBackup

RT · BackupMonroe FreelingBackup

Luke Fortner played 17 games in 2025 with a 61% snap share.

Background & career

Luke Fortner is a center from Sylvania, Ohio who played college football at Kentucky. The Jacksonville Jaguars selected him in the third round (65th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft. Fortner enters his fifth season in the league with the Carolina Panthers on a one-year contract.

Kentuckythrough 2021

Jaguars2022 – 2024

Saints2025

Pantherspresent

College

KentuckyDraftRound 3 · No. 65 overall · 2022 · JAXAcquiredAcquired from Jacksonville Jaguars · drafted thereHometownSylvania, OH