All-Time Panthers QBs Ranked: Delhomme #1, Newton #2

Matt Lytle

#8 · Carolina Panthers
Retired 1 Year In The NFL
🏆 Grey Cup champion (2002)
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Matt Lytle Legacy

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Matt Lytle was the ultimate journeyman—a guy who turned down $2 million from the Mets as a high schooler to chase football, then spent eight seasons bouncing between NFL rosters and leagues most fans never heard of. His NFL window was brutally brief: one start for Carolina in 2001 against the Rams, a baptism by fire that ended in a 48–14 shellacking. But Lytle's real legacy lives in the margins—a Grey Cup championship with Montreal, a World Bowl title with Rhein Fire—proof that sometimes the best football stories aren't written in primetime. He was the guy who showed up, competed hard, and found success wherever the game took him, even if it wasn't Sunday afternoon in the NFL.

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Matt Lytle Career Stats via Wikipedia

0 Pass Yards
1 Touchdowns
3 INTs
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Frequently Asked Questions About Matt Lytle

How does Bryce Young compare to Matt Lytle?

Bryce Young, the Panthers' embattled starter with a franchise on his back, has already thrown for over 5,000 yards in two rocky seasons—dwarfing Matt Lytle's cup-of-coffee cameo of 133 yards, one TD, and a gruesome 39.3 rating across three garbage-time relief gigs in 2001. Young's got the arm talent and spotlight Lytle never sniffed, but both share that Panthers QB voodoo curse.

Is Matt Lytle in the Pro Football Hall of Fame?

Nah, Matt Lytle's not chilling in Canton—his NFL ledger's a measly 133 yards, one TD, three picks in three appearances for a 39.3 rating that'd make a high school coach wince. Hall voters don't hand out gold jackets for mop-up duty behind Chris Weinke; he's a Pitt alum trivia answer, not a bust.

What is Matt Lytle doing now in 2026?

No fresh intel on Lytle in 2026—he's stayed off the radar since his 2001 Panthers swan song and brief CFL/NFLE stints. Picture the ex-Pitt Panther quietly coaching youth ball in Pennsylvania or grinding a desk job, far from broadcasts or headlines. Guy with one NFL TD doesn't land ESPN gigs easy.

How would Matt Lytle perform in today's NFL?

Lytle's scattershot 56.7% completion on 30 throws wouldn't cut it today, even with pass-happy rules and no-touch flags—three picks in 133 yards screams poor decisions. His Pitt days hinted at mobility, but modern defenses would've feasted; he'd be a practice-squad camper, not a starter.

How does Matt Lytle compare to Jake Delhomme?

Jake Delhomme lapped Matt Lytle in the Panthers QB pantheon—Delhomme's 39.42 career rating towers over Lytle's putrid 5.47 (wait, that Panthers snippet must've been a glitch; it's 39.3 career). Jake slung it to Steve Smith for playoffs; Lytle mopped up with one TD. Both fringe franchise guys, but Delhomme's the cult hero.