Xavier Legette

Anthony Xavier Legette (born January 29, 2001) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks and was selected by the Panthers in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft.

Early life When he was in the third grade, Legette's childhood home burned down. That same year, his mother was diagnosed with cancer as well as his dad having a light heart attack. He attended Mullins High School in Mullins, South Carolina. He played wide receiver in high school but also played quarterback his senior year. As a senior, he had 1,826 yards receiving with 19 touchdowns and passed for 887 yards with 14 touchdowns. He committed to the University of South Carolina to play college football.

College career In his first four years at South Carolina, Legette played in 41 games with 17 starts and had 42 receptions for 423 yards and five touchdowns during that time. As a fifth year senior in 2023, Legette became the team's number one receiver. He totaled 1,255 yards and seven touchdowns on 71 receptions, including a career high 217 yards against Jacksonville State.

Professional career

The Carolina Panthers selected Legette in the first round (32nd overall) of the 2024 NFL draft. The Panthers traded their second round (33rd) and fifth round (141st) picks to the Buffalo Bills in order to move up one spot to draft Legette, receiving the 32nd overall pick and a sixth round pick (200th overall) in return. He was the seventh wide receiver drafted in 2024.

On May 10, 2024, the Carolina Panthers signed Legette to a fully guaranteed four-year, $12.35 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $5.80 million.

He had four receptions for 35 yards in his NFL debut in week 1 against the New Orleans Saints. As a rookie, he finished with 49 receptions for 497 yards and four touchdowns.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles 2024 CAR 16 13 84 49 497 10.1 31.1 35 4 6 24 4.0 8 0 0 0 2025 CAR 15 12 64 35 363 10.4 24.2 36 3 1 0 0.0 - 0 1 0 Career 31 25 148 84 860 10.2 27.7 36 7 7 24 3.4 8 0 1 0

Postseason Year Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles 2025 CAR 1 0 4 1 8 8.0 8.0 8 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Career 1 0 4 1 8 8.0 8.0 8 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0