Yahoo Sports NFL on Xavier Legette

ArticlePanthers rookie WR to miss significant time with injury in second training camp...July 29, 2026

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Brazzell was expected to challenge former first-round pick Xavier Legette for the No. 3 receiver role behind reigning Offensive Rookie of the Year Tetairoa McMillan and Jalen Coker.

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Legette's No. 3 WR role secured with Brazzell out for season.

Xavier Legette's path to the No. 3 receiver role is now clearer after third-round rookie Chris Brazzell II was lost for the entire 2026 season with a torn lateral collateral ligament. Brazzell was expected to challenge Legette for that role behind Tetairoa McMillan and Jalen Coker.