How much did the high-ankle sprain stunt Butler's development? The first-round pick played just one more snap than Love, who was cut and then resigned before playing 10 games.
LINEBACKERS
Thomas Davis — 1,009
Luke Kuechly — 657
Shaq Thompson — 534
A.J. Klein — 350
David Mayo — 31
Davis has averaged an impressive 981.3 snaps in his past four regular seasons. ... Thompson's playing time percentage went from 39.2 percent as a rookie to 56.9. ... Jeremy Cash, Jared Norris and Ben Jacobs were all limited to special teams.
CORNERBACKS
Daryl Worley — 1,243
James Bradberry — 799
Leonard Johnson — 437
Robert McClain — 313
Bené Benwikere — 198
Zack Sanchez — 88
Teddy Williams — 51
Lou Young — 11
Of the combined 3,140 snaps played by this group, only 18 percent came from guys who were around in 2015.
SAFETIES
Kurt Coleman — 996
Tre Boston — 841
Michael Griffin — 285
Colin Jones — 13
Dean Marlowe — 3
Coleman's averaged 1,007 snaps in his two regular seasons in Carolina. ... Marlowe, who was limited to one game this year because of a troublesome hamstring, has played just 12 snaps in his first two seasons.
