Reggie Bonnafon

The undrafted rookie out of Louisville barely made it onto the field in his first NFL season last year as Christian McCaffrey sucked up as many touches as he could handle. But Bonnafon produced one highlight - a 59-yard touchdown run against a weary Jaguars defense late in Week 5. That play accounted for more than half his season rushing yards, however. A dual-threat QB in high school, Bonnafon lined up at wide receiver for one collegiate season before converting to running back fulltime after Lamar Jackson arrived on campus, so his vision and instincts out of the backfield are still rudimentary. He does have breakaway speed, good hands and strong overall athleticism, traits that made him a valuable special-teams player as well as a very occasional big-play threat. Bonnafon's main competition for the No. 2 job in Carolina comes from journeyman Mike Davis, but unless McCaffrey buckles under another huge workload, snaps for any other back will be hard to come by.

Following the release of Cameron Artis-Payne, Bonnafon and rookie fifth-rounder Jordan Scarlett are now slated to back up top back Christian McCaffrey this season.