Defensive coordinator · defensive preparation
Has overseen Carolina's defense since joining the staff in 2023.
CAR official coach biography · retrieved 2026-09-07
2026: club says the Panthers under Evero run a base 3-4. OLB coach A.C. Carter: “this 3-4 style of defense.” Club cites MatchQuarters that last season the base 3-4 was 23.5% of snaps and nickel 58.3%. Not a Fangio stamp. Not Cover-3. The 2025 rates are last season — checkpoint for the 2026 snap mix: Week 1 CHI at CAR, Sun 13 Sep 2026, then the first four-game MatchQuarters/PFF front rates Role evidence · 2026-03-16
A coordinator title alone does not establish who calls plays. Current role listing: panthers.com / coaches · 2026-09-20.
This-year install
2026: club says the Panthers under Evero run a base 3-4. OLB coach A.C. Carter: “this 3-4 style of defense.” Club cites MatchQuarters that last season the base 3-4 was 23.5% of snaps and nickel 58.3%. Not a Fangio stamp. Not Cover-3. The 2025 rates are last season — checkpoint for the 2026 snap mix: Week 1 CHI at CAR, Sun 13 Sep 2026, then the first four-game MatchQuarters/PFF front rates · owner: identity lane.
panthers.com / Jaelan Phillips on Evero's 3-4 · 2026-03-16Scheme label
Base 3-4 — club-stated (panthers.com, 16 Mar 2026); 2025 snap mix nickel-majority (58.3% nickel, 23.5% base 3-4, MatchQuarters via the club)
MatchQuarters
- NFC South Preview | A Division Of Volatility— Subscribe now Share © 2026 MatchQuarters | Cody Alexander | All rights reserved.
- MatchQuarters / Cody Alexander · 2026
- The 2-High Rotation Manual: Hybridizing Cover 3Cover 3 · two-highThe Carolina Panthers utilize a two-high shell to disguise Cover 3 and force quarterbacks to process information after the snap.
- MatchQuarters / Cody Alexander · 2026