Xavier Legette

Carolina Panthers
Wide Receiver #17

Personal

Age	25
Birthdate	January 29, 2001
Height	6'3"
Weight	227 lb

Draft

College	South Carolina
Year	2024
Pick	Round: 1, Overall: 32
Team	CAR

Fantasy Value

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Xavier Legette: Xavier Legette Not a Trustworthy Starting WR

The emergence of Carolina Panthers wide receiver Jalen Coker, who went off for eight catches, 138 yards and two touchdowns in the Week 1 season-opening loss to the Chicago Bears, has tanked the fantasy football value of former first-rounder Xavier Legette to open the 2026 season. In the 59-37 loss to the Bears last weekend, the 25-year-old Legette played just over half of the team's offensive snaps and failed to catch either of his two targets from quarterback Bryce Young. He added two kickoff returns on special teams for 51 yards. Legette has been a disappointment in Carolina after catching 84 of his 148 targets for 860 yards and seven touchdowns in his first two seasons, and he is clearly the WR3 for the team behind Coker and last year's first-rounder, Tetairoa McMillan. The Panthers should look to get Legette more involved in the passing attack this weekend against the division-rival Atlanta Falcons, but it is impossible to trust Legette in starting lineups right now, even in deeper formats.

Sep. 19, 2026 8:17 AM EST