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American football player (born 2001)

American football player
Xavier Legette
refer to captionLegette with the South Carolina Gamecocks in 2023
No. 17 – Carolina Panthers
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (2001-01-29) January 29, 2001 (age 23)
Mullins, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:227 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school:Mullins (SC)
College:South Carolina (2019–2023)
NFL draft:2024 / round: 1 / pick: 32
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2024
Receptions:41
Receiving yards:439
Receiving touchdowns:4
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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

Legette 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 received 1,826 yards 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

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m)
221 lb
(100 kg)
31+7⁄8 in
(0.81 m)
9 in
(0.23 m)
4.39 s 1.54 s 2.61 s 40.0 in
(1.02 m)
10 ft 6 in
(3.20 m)
24 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day

The Carolina Panthers selected Legette in the first round (32nd overall) of the 2024 NFL draft. The Panthers traded a second round (33rd) and fifth round (141st) pick in order to move up one spot to draft Legette after sending their second (33rd) and sixth round (200th overall) picks to the Buffalo Bills. 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.

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Year Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles
GP GS Tgt Rec Yds Avg Y/G Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2024 CAR 14 11 70 41 439 10.7 31.4 35 4 6 24 4.0 8 0 0 0
Career 14 11 70 41 439 10.7 31.4 35 4 6 24 4.0 8 0 0 0

References

  1. Kornblut, Phil (December 21, 2018). "Mullins WR Xavier Legette signs with USC". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  2. Breiner, Ben (May 16, 2019). "Gamecocks receiver signee has big plans for when he gets to campus this summer". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  3. Diaz, Cory (October 19, 2021). "South Carolina WR Xavier Legette battles through injuries from accident to catch winning TD". The Greenville News. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  4. Dearing, Chris (August 10, 2023). "How South Carolina's Xavier Legette raised his offseason game to prep for final season". The State. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  5. Cloninger, David (September 14, 2023). "Gamecocks' Xavier Legette is overlooked no longer". Post and Courier. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  6. Breiner, Ben (September 5, 2023). "How Xavier Legette was bright spot for South Carolina on difficult night in Charlotte". The State. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  7. "Xavier Legette 2023 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  8. "Xavier Legette Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  9. "2024 NFL Draft Scout Xavier Legette College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  10. "2024 South Carolina Pro Day Results" (PDF). GameCocksOnline.com. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  11. Edholm, Eric (April 25, 2024). "Panthers trade up to select South Carolina WR Xavier Legette with No. 32 pick of 2024 NFL Draft". NFL.com. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  12. "Spotrac.com: Xavier Legette contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  13. Hill, Kassidy; Gantt, Darin (September 9, 2024). "Inside The Numbers: Panthers at Saints in Week 1". Panthers.com. Retrieved September 14, 2024.

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