Carolina Panthers waive safety Myles Dorn to make room for recently signed DT Taylor Stallworth
The Carolina Panthers waived safety Myles Dorn on Friday afternoon in order to make room for one of their recently signed defensive tackles, Taylor Stallworth, the franchise revealed on their Twitter page on Friday evening. He played in a total of 14 games during the 2021 and 2022 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings. On January 18th, 2023, Dorn signed a future contract with the Panthers. He played his college football with the North Carolina Tar Heels.
During the 2019 season with UNC, he earned honorable mention All-ACC honors after racking up 83 tackles and finishing third on the team with six pass breakups. During the 2018 season for the Heels, he tallied 55 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, a pressure, two interceptions, and three pass breakups.
As a high school prospect, Dorn was rated as the No. 407 overall prospect and a three-star recruit, according to the On3 Consensus Rankings for the 2016 cycle. A gifted two-way standout for Zebulon B. Vance High School (Charlotte, North Carolina), he racked up six interceptions as a defensive back and hauled in 1,393 receiving yards as a wideout.
For more on the signing of Taylor Stallworth, check out the article below from On3’s Barkley Truax.
More on the Carolina Panthers signing Taylor Stallworth
The Carolina Panthers signed veteran defensive tackle Taylor Stallworth on Thursday, his agent Brett Tessler told NFL insider Dov Kleiman.
Stallworth has been a journeyman since arriving in the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2018. The former South Carolina Gamecock has had stints with the Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints and most recently, the Kansas City Chiefs where he earned a Super Bowl ring — but was let go.
He finished the 2022 season appearing in one game for the Houston Texans, who re-signed Stallworth in March but was again let go before finding his way to Carolina.
The best two years of his career came while he was playing for the Colts. He played in all 16 games during the 2020 and 2021 seasons, compiling 26 total tackles and 3.5 sacks over that duration. Playing seven games across two franchises in 2022 stifled his production, but is looking to get back into form and prove his worth through at least a season in Carolina.
Across five seasons, Stallworth has put together a respectable resume, totaling 46 tackles (24 solo), 4.5 sacks and one pass defended.
He joins a 3-4 defense that will see the 6-foot-2, 300-pound DT move over and take some snaps at the nose guard. He joins a group featuring Shy Tuttle and Marquan McCall. The edges are rounded out by Derrick Brown and Henry Anderson, among others.
While the Panthers continue to build their defense — the offensive unit has been the talk of the offseason. Adding Bryce Young with the top pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, this season is expected to be a turning point in Carolina history. Maybe not right away — but Young is expected to be an elite quarterback once he reaches his prime in a few seasons.
On3’s Barkley Truax also contributed to this article.