Xavier Legette

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Xavier Legette

| image = Xavier Legette 2023.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Legette with the South Carolina Gamecocks in 2023

| current_team = Carolina Panthers

| number = 17

| position = Wide receiver

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|1|29|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Mullins, South Carolina, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 227

| high_school = Mullins (SC)

| college = South Carolina (2019–2023)

| draftyear = 2024

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 32

| pastteams =

Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2024}}–present)

| status = Active

| highlights =

Second-team All-SEC (2023)

| statseason = 2024

| statweek =

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 49

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 497

| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 4

| pfr = LegeXa00

}}

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.{{Cite web |last=Kornblut |first=Phil |date=December 21, 2018 |title=Mullins WR Xavier Legette signs with USC |url=https://www.goupstate.com/story/sports/recruiting/2018/12/22/mullins-wr-xavier-legette-signs-with-usc/6581093007/ |access-date=May 20, 2024 |website=Spartanburg Herald-Journal |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Breiner |first=Ben |date=May 16, 2019 |title=Gamecocks receiver signee has big plans for when he gets to campus this summer |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/college/article230378039.html |access-date=May 20, 2024 |website=The Charlotte Observer}}

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.{{Cite web |last=Diaz |first=Cory |date=October 19, 2021 |title=South Carolina WR Xavier Legette battles through injuries from accident to catch winning TD |url=https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/usc/2021/10/19/usc-xavier-legette-winning-touchdown-catch-south-carolina-vanderbilt/8513069002/ |access-date=May 20, 2024 |website=The Greenville News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Dearing |first=Chris |date=August 10, 2023 |title=How South Carolina’s Xavier Legette raised his offseason game to prep for final season |url=https://www.thestate.com/sports/college/university-of-south-carolina/usc-football/article277993448.html |access-date=May 20, 2024 |website=The State}} As a fifth year senior in 2023, Legette became the team's number one receiver.{{Cite web |last=Cloninger |first=David |date=September 14, 2023 |title=Gamecocks' Xavier Legette is overlooked no longer |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/carolina/gamecocks-xavier-legette-is-overlooked-no-longer/article_4f212004-52fb-11ee-8627-7bf360310517.html |access-date=May 20, 2024 |website=Post and Courier |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Breiner |first=Ben |date=September 5, 2023 |title=How Xavier Legette was bright spot for South Carolina on difficult night in Charlotte |url=https://www.thestate.com/sports/college/university-of-south-carolina/usc-football/article278913909.html |access-date=May 20, 2024 |website=The State}} He totaled 1,255 yards and seven touchdowns on 71 receptions, including a career high 217 yards against Jacksonville State.{{Cite web |title=Xavier Legette 2023 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/xavier-legette-1/gamelog/2023 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}

Professional career

{{NFL predraft

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| height in = 1

| weight = 221

| dash = 4.39

| ten split = 1.54

| twenty split = 2.61

| vertical = 40.0

| broad ft = 10

| broad in = 6

| bench = 24

| arm span = 31 7/8

| hand span = 9

| note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/xavier-legette/32004c45-4714-5351-c48c-d286b74bea32 |title=Xavier Legette Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=March 13, 2024}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1051308&DraftYear=2024 |title=2024 NFL Draft Scout Xavier Legette College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=March 13, 2024}}{{Cite web |url=https://storage.googleapis.com/gamecocksonline-com/2024/03/7589dfb9-south-carolina-pro-day-results.pdf |title=2024 South Carolina Pro Day Results |website=GameCocksOnline.com |access-date=April 13, 2024}}

}}

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.{{Cite web |last=Edholm |first=Eric |date=April 25, 2024 |title=Panthers trade up to select South Carolina WR Xavier Legette with No. 32 pick of 2024 NFL Draft |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/panthers-trade-up-to-select-south-carolina-wr-xavier-legette-with-no-32-pick-of-2024-nfl-draft |access-date=May 20, 2024 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/90363/xavier-legette |title=Spotrac.com: Xavier Legette contract |access-date=December 12, 2024 |website=Spotrac.com}}

He had four receptions for 35 yards in his NFL debut in week 1 against the New Orleans Saints.{{Cite web |last=Hill |first=Kassidy |last2=Gantt |first2=Darin |date=September 9, 2024 |title=Inside The Numbers: Panthers at Saints in Week 1 |url=https://www.panthers.com/news/inside-the-numbers-panthers-at-saints-in-week-1 |access-date=September 14, 2024 |website=Panthers.com}} As a rookie, he finished with 49 receptions for 497 yards and four touchdowns.{{Cite web |title=Xavier Legette 2024 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LegeXa00/gamelog/2024/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

NFL career statistics

=Regular season=

rowspan="2"\| Year ! rowspan="2"\| Team ! colspan="2"\| Games ! colspan="7"\| Receiving ! colspan="5"\| Rushing ! colspan="2"\| Fumbles
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{{abbr\|GP\|Games played}}	{{abbr\|GS\|Games started}}	{{abbr\|Tgt\|Targets}}	{{abbr\|Rec\|Receptions}}	{{abbr\|Yds\|Receiving yards}}	{{abbr\|Avg\|Receiving yards per reception}}	{{abbr\|Y/G\|Receiving yards per game}}	{{abbr\|Lng\|Longest reception}}	{{abbr\|TD\|Receiving touchdowns}}	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	{{abbr\|Fum\|Fumbles}}	{{abbr\|Lost\|Fumbles lost}}
2024	CAR \| 14 \|\| 11 \|\| 70 \|\| 49 \|\| 497 \|\| 10.7 \|\| 31.4 \|\| 35 \|\| 4 \|\| 6 \|\| 24 \|\| 4.0 \|\| 8 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0
colspan="2"\| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LegeXa00.htm Career]	14	11	70	49	497	10.7	31.4	35	4	6	24	4.0	8	0	0	0

References

External links

[https://www.panthers.com/team/players-roster/xavier-legette/ Carolina Panthers bio]
[https://gamecocksonline.com/sports/football/roster/player/xavier-legette-2/ South Carolina Gamecocks bio]

Category:2001 births

Category:Living people

Category:Players of American football from South Carolina

Category:People from Mullins, South Carolina

Category:American football wide receivers

Category:South Carolina Gamecocks football players

Category:Carolina Panthers players