Panthers' Xavier Legette: Catches three passes vs. Falcons
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Legette caught three of his five targets for 30 yards in Sunday's 44-38 overtime win over the Falcons.
Legette was limited while playing through wrist and hip injuries in Sunday's game, finishing fourth among Panthers wide receivers in offensive snaps played (28). Despite the limited playing time, the 2024 first-round pick from South Carolina was somewhat productive, recording 30 or more receiving yards for the 10th time in his rookie campaign. With the Panthers out of playoff contention, Legette concluded his first pro season with 49 receptions for 497 yards and four touchdowns in 16 games, ranking seventh in receiving yards among rookies in Carolina's history.
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Panthers' Xavier Legette: Suiting up in Week 18
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Legette (hip/wrist) is active for Sunday's game at Atlanta, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.
Legette will continue to play through hip and wrist injuries, the latter of which may require surgery after the season. Still, he'll aim to end his rookie campaign on a high note, as he's seen at least eight targets in three of his last four appearances. Having said that, Legette has managed just a 13-127-0 line on 28 targets during that span.
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Panthers' Xavier Legette: Questionable for Week 18
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Legette (hip/wrist) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Falcons.
Legette missed Week 16 with the same pair of injuries but returned for last week's 48-14 loss to the Buccaneers. He mentioned potentially needing wrist surgery after the season, and it's possible the injury has contributed to his rookie-year inefficiency (10.2 yards per catch, 5.9 per target). Legette was a limited practice participant Thursday and Friday, following full participation Wednesday. His availability should be confirmed one way or another about 90 minutes before the Panthers' 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff Sunday.
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Panthers' Xavier Legette: Logs limited practice Thursday
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Legette (hip/wrist) was a limited practice participant Thursday, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.
One day removed from logging a full practice Wednesday, Legette took a step back in activity level, but it may be maintenance related, as he's tending to a hip issue for a third consecutive week. After sitting out Week 16 against the Cardinals, he returned to action this past Sunday at Tampa Bay, hauling in five of nine targets for 28 yards on a 68 percent snap share. Friday's injury report will reveal whether or not Legette carries a designation into the weekend ahead of Sunday's game in Atlanta.
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Panthers' Xavier Legette: Five catches in return
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Legette brought in five of nine targets for 28 yards in the Panthers' 48-14 loss to the Buccaneers on Sunday.
Legette made his return from a one-game absence due to hip and wrist injuries and finished tied for the team lead in receptions while also setting the pace in targets. However, the rookie could do little with his five catches, his highest total since Week 4. Legette will aim to close out his first NFL campaign by exploiting the vulnerabilities of an inconsistent Falcons secondary on the road in Week 18.
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Panthers' Xavier Legette: Good to go for Week 17
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Legette (hip/wrist) is active for Sunday's game against the Buccaneers, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.
Legette sat out the Panthers' Week 16 win over the Cardinals with the pair of injuries, but he demonstrated major progress in his recovery this week, as he was listed as a limited participant for all three of the team's practices. Though he still took a questionable tag into the weekend, all signs pointed to Legette playing Sunday, and his availability has now been confirmed. Expect Legette to recapture a regular spot in a four-man rotation at receiver that includes Adam Thielen, Jalen Coker and David Moore.
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Panthers' Xavier Legette: Looking likely to return in Week 17
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Legette (hip/wrist), who is listed questionable for Sunday's game against the Buccaneers, is expected to play, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Legette missed his first game of the season in last Sunday's win over Arizona, but he appears to be trending in the right direction toward a return after logging limited practice sessions both Thursday and Friday. The rookie wideout has been inconsistent throughout the campaign, but his presence would boost a Panthers wideout corps that lacks depth. If Legette does play Sunday, Jalen Coker would likely slide back to the No. 3 wideout role, while David Moore could be on the field less often after logging 89 percent of Carolina's offensive snaps in Week 16.
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Panthers' Xavier Legette: Questionable for Week 17
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Legette (hip/wrist) is listed as questionable for Sunday's contest at Tampa Bay.
Legette was a full participant at Tuesday's "half speed" practice, which was reflected on Wednesday's injury report. Having said that, he followed it up with back-to-back limited sessions to end Week 17 prep, leaving a cloud over his availability for Sunday. Coach Dave Canales told David Newton of ESPN.com on Friday that Legette and other questionable Panthers are expected to play this weekend, but that won't be confirmed, one way or another, until approximately 90 minutes before a 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff.
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Panthers' Xavier Legette: Full participant to begin week
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Legette (hip/wrist) is listed as a full participant on Wednesday's injury report, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.
Carolina's injury report Wednesday is reflective of what the team did at Tuesday's practice, which was run at "half speed," according to head coach Dave Canales. The coach's comments were two days removed from him telling Joe Person of The Athletic that Legette was "day-to-day" but would require "significant improvement" as the week went on to make himself available for Sunday's game at Tampa Bay. With a full session under his belt, Legette seemingly is on a path to doing so, but he may need to string together multiple uncapped practices as the weekend approaches to prove his health and keep his absence contained to just one game after missing his first game of the season in the Week 16 win over Arizona.
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Panthers' Xavier Legette: Not playing in Week 16
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Legette (hip) has been ruled out for Sunday's game versus the Cardinals, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.
Legette departed last Sunday's loss to the Cowboys in the middle of the third quarter due to what was termed a groin injury at the time. However, the Panthers reclassified it to a hip issue on their first practice report of the week Wednesday, and he proceeded to miss all three Week 16 sessions. With Legette sidelined this weekend, Adam Thielen will be the clear-cut No. 1 WR for QB Bryce Young, while the next two options at the position -- Jalen Coker (quadriceps) and David Moore (concussion) -- both are questionable to suit up, which leaves Deven Thompkins and Dan Chisena as the other healthy receivers on the active roster.
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Panthers' Xavier Legette: No practice Wednesday
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Legette (hip) didn't practice Wednesday.
Legette made an early exit from this past Sunday's loss to the Cowboys due to a groin injury, but his injury has been reclassified as a hip issue on the Panthers' first Week 16 injury report. Head coach Dave Canales told Steve Reed of the Associated Press on Monday that the Panthers consider Legette week-to-week and unlikely to play Sunday against the Cardinals, so the wideout's lack of on-field work Wednesday isn't a surprise. Considering Canales' comments, the Panthers seem likely to rule out Legette for the Week 16 contest on Friday.
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Panthers' Xavier Legette: Considered week-to-week
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Panthers head coach Dave Canales said Monday that Legette (groin) is week-to-week and expected to be ruled out for Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Steve Reed of the Associated Press reports.
Canales said he would "love to have a chance for [Legette] to finish the season strongly," but the rookie first-round pick is expected to miss at least one contest due to the groin injury he sustained during Carolina's 30-14 loss to the Cowboys in Week 15. If Legette indeed isn't able to suit up versus Arizona, Adam Thielen, Jalen Coker and David Moore will be positioned as Bryce Young's clear top wide receivers, with Deven Thompkins acting in the No. 4 role.
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Panthers' Xavier Legette: Injures groin Sunday
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Legette suffered a groin injury during Sunday's contest against the Cowboys, Kassidy Hill of the Panthers' official site reports.
Before he departed in the middle of the third quarter, Legette had two catches (on three targets) for seven yards and one carry for two yards. For as long as Legette is sidelined, Adam Thielen, Jalen Coker, David Moore and Deven Thompkins are the healthy and available wide receivers for the Panthers.
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Panthers' Xavier Legette: Struggles with drops in Week 14
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Legette caught two of eight targets for 39 yards in Sunday's 22-16 loss to the Eagles.
The rookie wideout had trouble hanging onto the ball all day, but Legette's biggest drop came in the fourth quarter when he couldn't haul in what might have been a game-winning 32-yard touchdown in the final minute. Legette has still caught multiple passes in eight straight games, posting a 26-281-3 line on 46 targets over that stretch. He'll try to put his volume to better use in Week 15 against the Cowboys.
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Panthers' Xavier Legette: Gaining momentum
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Legette caught four of his eight targets for 53 yards in Sunday's 26-23 overtime loss to the Buccaneers.
The 2024 first-round pick from South Carolina posted his third game of the season with 50-plus receiving yards in Week 13, including his second in as many weeks. His 53 yards ranked third among Panthers receiving threats in Sunday's loss, trailing Adam Thielen (99 yards) and Tommy Tremble (77 yards). Legette's role in the Panthers' offense appears to be growing as the season progresses, with six or more targets in four of the last five games. The 23-year-old has now tallied 393 receiving yards and four touchdowns on 37 receptions in his first 12 NFL games. He'll try to continue improving as the Panthers travel to Philadelphia in Week 14.
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Panthers' Xavier Legette: Four catches in close loss
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Legette caught four of his six targets for 56 yards during Sunday's 30-27 loss versus the Chiefs.
Despite pacing Carolina's wide receivers in snaps in Week 12, Legette's six targets lagged behind teammate David Moore (10). His struggles reeling in targets also continued, as he dropped a well-placed deep ball from Bryce Young late in the fourth quarter. The Panthers will host a poor Buccaneers defense in Week 13.
Legette faces a bad Buccaneers defense that just lost a starting safety. He's still just a flex, but Bryce Young is playing better football, and Legette just posted his second-highest yardage total of the season.
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Panthers' Xavier Legette: Week 13 Waiver Priority List
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It's tough to trust any of the Panthers receivers now, but Legette, Adam Thielen (25 percent rostered), and David Moore (1 percent) all have a favorable matchup in Week 13 against Tampa Bay, especially with Bryce Young playing better of late. I like Legette the best, and he scored at least 13.4 PPR points in two of his past four games. Thielen returned from his seven-game absence with a hamstring injury in Week 12 against Kansas City and caught three passes for 57 yards on four targets. And Moore came out of nowhere with six catches for 81 yards and a touchdown on 10 targets against the Chiefs, so I'd be skeptical of adding him in anything but the deepest of leagues for 1 percent of your remaining FAB. Legette and Thielen are worth 5 percent, but hopefully, all of them play well against the Buccaneers.
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Panthers' Xavier Legette: Stashes (WR Preview)
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We often see a rookie bump coming out of the bye. He could be a solid WR3 in the Fantasy playoffs. The Panthers play Tampa Bay in the Fantasy semifinals and Atlanta in championship week.
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Panthers' Xavier Legette: Week 11 Waiver Priority List
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Legette had a down game in Week 10 against the Giants with three catches for 40 yards on four targets, but he scored a touchdown in each of his two previous games and has the potential to be a No. 3 Fantasy receiver in all leagues for the rest of the season after Carolina's bye in Week 11. He's worth adding for 5-10 percent of your remaining FAB. And in deeper leagues, you can stash Jalen Coker (10 percent rostered) for 1 percent. Just keep in mind that Adam Thielen (hamstring) could return soon, which might eventually be a problem for Legette and Coker.
