XavierLegette

News: 1 day agoCoach Dave Canales highlighted Legette on Wednesday for having a strong training camp, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.

Spin: "Really good to see him back out there playing like himself," Canales said. "Playing fast, just knowing where to be. He's doing a phenomenal job; he's the guy that we're counting on. He looks explosive. And then what I've seen him do is just make great plays on the boundary, back of the end zone, just some of those spatial plays where he can go attack the ball, find a way to get his feet down, and he's really attacked that part of his game, and that's something that I've seen him really improve on." Legette acknowledged he wasn't very good in 2025 and took a "step back" this offseason to refocus on getting better. He worked out with Bryce Young multiple times away from the team during the spring and now has a good chance to claim the WR3 role in Carolina after rookie Chris Brazzell was lost for the season due to a knee injury early in camp.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Legette is eyeing a Year 3 leap after a boom/bust start to his NFL career. The 2024 first-round pick flashed with 521 yards and four touchdowns on 55 touches as a rookie, but fell to 363 yards and three scores on 36 touches in 2025. Legette did post a pair of big games (24.2 points in Week 7 and 18.3 points in Week 11), but was otherwise held in check (3.6 PPG in the other 13 games). Legette has struggled with the ball in his hands (woeful 2.1 RAC in his career) and is behind Tetairoa McMillan and likely Jalen Coker on the Carolina WR depth chart. The 25-year-old will see some situational targets and carries, but he'll need a big Year 3 leap to find his way to fantasy relevance. He's no more than a late-round lottery ticket.