# Nick Shook: Shook praised rookie Haynes King's Hall of Fame Game performance and suggested he could rise above Kenny Pickett to become Carolina's backup quarterback by the end of the preseason.

**Claimed:** Aug 12, 2026
**Pundit:** Nick Shook — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/nick-shook
**How it reached us:** published in writing
**Original:** https://www.nfl.com/news/panthers-cardinals-2026-hall-of-fame-game-what-we-learned-from-carolina-s-33-30-win

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> If we’re looking for a closer match to starter Bryce Young, it might be King, which leads me to wonder whether King might climb the depth chart by the end of the preseason.

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## The claims

- **Haynes King to be 2nd on the depth chart**
  - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Haynes King, Carolina Panthers
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Haynes King — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/haynes-king
- Carolina Panthers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/panthers

## What others said about the same people

- Carter Bahns on Carolina Panthers: Bahns picks the Panthers to win a high-scoring Sunday night shootout over the Lions, 38-34, arguing both defenses are too leaky to slow the other offense. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9e55ea5c-7c01-4cdb-b467-71b22eae3633 (scored 95.24)
- Tyler Sullivan on Carolina Panthers: Sullivan flagged the Panthers as a potential Week 4 upset winner over the Lions, arguing Detroit's bottom-of-the-league defense gives Carolina a path to a victory that would even its record. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f9af13a6-c9be-4c9d-ab38-029730bafac7 (scored 100)
- Richard Sherman on Carolina Panthers: Sherman gave his own top five entering Week 4 with the 49ers first, then made picks in every Week 4 game, including upset calls for Carolina over Detroit (with a 36-31 scoreline), Tampa Bay over Green Bay, Washington over Indianapolis and Jacksonville over Cincinnati. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/955fb34c-41a3-4e87-817d-b29d2c000272 (scored 97.62)
- Zachary Pereles on Trevon Diggs: After Jaycee Horn and Mike Jackson landed on IR, Pereles argues Carolina must add cornerback help and lists five specific players the Panthers could sign or trade for: Trevon Diggs, Shaun Wade, Tre'Davious White, Kader Kohou and Darrell Luter Jr. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2ca71d82-67b6-4ea9-8b3f-daedb406efc1 (scored 0)
- Zach Roberts on Ja'Seem Reed: Roberts projects the Carolina Panthers' 53-man roster following the Hall of Fame Game, naming every player he expects to make the team at each position, and pegs AJ Dillon as the fourth running back on the depth chart. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/eef72be3-9114-401b-a6e8-2ffc335cc7fb (scored 100)
- Zach Roberts on Ja'Seem Reed: Roberts argues Haynes King's Hall of Fame Game showing means Carolina can't risk exposing him to the practice squad, and says receiver Ja'Seem Reed looks poised to make the 53-man roster. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3cc9a33c-6ce4-483f-a49d-72ba8a7d7c00 (scored 100)

## More depth chart calls

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- John Breech on Jameis Winston: Breech picked the Eagles to beat the Bears 23-16 on Monday night, and expected Jameis Winston to start at quarterback for the Giants in Week 4 against Arizona while newly acquired J.J. McCarthy gets up to speed. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a6e98531-b302-4613-b490-06830338ade7 (scored 100)
- Chris Roling on Drew Lock: Roling expects Sam Darnold's hip injury to keep him out, meaning Drew Lock will be Seattle's quarterback when the Chargers visit in Week 4. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8a070ae3-e756-45b8-bae4-0104e432653c (scored 0)
- Christian Booher on Blake Miller: Booher lays out the Lions' projected depth chart for their Week 4 game at Carolina, naming starters, backups and reserves at every position, and suggests safety Bishop Fitzgerald could make his debut. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/de49ff55-54a5-4410-ba7c-0b7e1f1a2f68 (scored 0)
- Carter Bahns on Shedeur Sanders: Bahns calls it reality that Shedeur Sanders will take over as Cleveland's starting quarterback by Week 4, with Deshaun Watson set to fail. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/18802de8-941e-4551-b6e3-df7a752020b6 (scored 0)
- Carter Bahns on Shedeur Sanders: A CBS Sports preseason overreaction column argues Shedeur Sanders will take over as Cleveland's starting quarterback by Week 4, that Ja'Kobi Lane has a real path to a No. 2 receiver role as a rookie, and that Kenneth Walker III is a legitimate lead back atop the Chiefs' depth chart. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e82d31e3-169f-4419-a38c-ceaaa1d053a7 (scored 0)
- Garrett Podell on Case Keenum: Podell ranks all 32 current NFL starting quarterbacks entering Week 3 of the 2026 season, with Josh Allen first, Patrick Mahomes second and Case Keenum last. He also expects Kyler Murray and Michael Penix Jr. to return to action in Week 3 and Case Keenum to possibly start for the Bears. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0e92b59e-0dd1-43c3-80c1-6551a8b641ac (scored 100)

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