WR CAR
College: South Carolina | Rookie
Height: 6'3" | Weight: 227 lbs
Birth Date: 2001-01-29
2024 Bye Week: 11
Salary: $0
Rostered: 56.4%
Started: 1.6%
Total Pts: 0
Avg Pts: 0
Free Agent
The Panthers found a much needed weapon for Bryce Young in this year's draft, trading up to get Legette at the end of the first round. Legette is a big, strong receiver with plus speed. He does well with the contested catch and a good job of shielding off defenders with his size and strength. He can struggle some getting in and out of his breaks, needing to sharpen his route running. Legette should start immediately for the Panthers and play a big role in the offense.
FANTASY OUTLOOK: Legette lands in a really good spot for playing time and weekly targets. He could have some big games this season but consider him more of a No. 4 fantasy receiver in this below-average offense. He could get around 70 receptions for 900 yard and five touchdowns.
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Carolina Panthers rookie first-round wide receiver Xavier Legette, who was taken 32nd overall in this year's NFL draft last month, has had trouble connecting with the team's rookie quarterbacks so far in rookie minicamp practices. Legette has always had the size-speed combination -- his 4.39-second 40-yard dash tied for the sixth-fastest among wideouts at this year's scouting combine -- but he kept hearing that he had to improve as a route-runner as he took part in Senior Bowl practices and the combine. At 6-foot-1, 221 pounds, some questioned Legette's ability to drop his hips and quickly get out of his breaks. Legette has been compared physically to DK Metcalf, who Panthers head coach Dave Canales worked with in Seattle. At the very least, Legette will give second-year QB Bryce Young a speed, big-bodied target deep down the field in 2024, but expecting much more than that might be unwise in 2024.
From RotoBaller
Carolina Panthers wide receiver Xavier Legette, who was taken with the final pick in the first round of this year's NFL draft after the Panthers traded up, has drawn comparisons from scouts to Seattle Seahawks receiver DK Metcalf, mainly because of his 6-foot-3, 227-pound frame. "Not quite the athlete Metcalf is but he's got some game-breaking ability like that, and he can do a little more with versatility as a runner and pass-catcher," an NFL personnel evaluator said. Second-year quarterback Bryce Young could certainly use some more playmakers like that after a disastrous rookie season. The 23-year-old Legette is probably going to struggle to produce consistently for fantasy managers in single-year leagues in 2024, especially after Carolina also added wideout Diontae Johnson in free agency this offseason.
From RotoBaller
Dynasty | The Carolina Panthers selected wide receiver Xavier Legette with the final pick of round one in the 2024 NFL Draft. Dynasty Analysis: The Carolina Panthers moved up and secured the final pick of round one to draft Legette 32nd overall. It's a tricky landing spot for his value as he'll have an immediate chance for playing time but also a project being paired with a quarterback who has a whole lot of question marks moving forward. Legette looks like a boom or bust rookie draft pick who will likely go in round two of most rookie drafts moving forward.
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