Darrin Reaves is set to act in a running back platoon with Fozzy Whittaker (thigh) and Chris Ogbonnaya on Sunday against the Bears, Max Henson of the Panthers' official site reports.

Reaves is set to act in a running back platoon with Fozzy Whittaker (thigh) and Chris Ogbonnaya on Sunday against the Bears, Max Henson of the Panthers' official site reports.

Analysis:

With Jonathan Stewart (knee) trending toward a DNP, coach Ron Rivera will have the aforementioned trio at his disposal, with which he claims to be "pretty comfortable." Whittaker doesn't even have one carry or target on the ledger this season, while Reaves took 12 rushes for 26 yards and three catches for 11 yards in Week 4. Meanwhile, the wild card is Ogbonnaya, who averaged 4.9 YPC and recorded 48 receptions with the Browns last year. With much more NFL experience on his resume, Ogbonnaya could very well relegate Whittaker and Reaves to bit roles this coming Sunday.