When Panthers right tackle Daryl Williams suffered a knee injury the first week of training camp, everyone knew it would test the Carolina’s offensive line depth. Fortunately, Carolina had Taylor Moton. At the time, Moton was competing for the left guard position that was left open with the departure of Andrew Norwell. Carolina had never wanted Moton to be a guard. He had always been slated to play tackle, but with Daryl Williams ascension and Matt Kalil’s large free agent contract, Moton searched to find his role.
As Moton slid in at right tackle, Amini Silatolu emerged as the frontrunner at left guard, but would soon be sidelined by a torn meniscus.