Xavier Legette
 Legette with South Carolina in 2023 | |
| No. 17 – Carolina Panthers | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 29, 2001 Mullins, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 221 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Mullins |
| College: | South Carolina (2019–2023) |
| NFL draft: | 2024 / Round: 1 / Pick: 32 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Unsigned draft pick |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Anthony Xavier Legette (born January 29, 2001) is an American 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 with the 32nd overall pick.
High school[edit]
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 rushed for 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.[1][2]
College career[edit]
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.[3][4] As a fifth year senior in 2023, Legette became the team's number one receiver.[5][6] He totaled 1,255 yards and seven touchdowns on 71 receptions, including a career high 217 yards against Jacksonville State.[7]
Professional career[edit]
| 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[8][9][10] | ||||||||||||
Legette was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft with the 32nd overall pick. The Panthers traded up from their second-round selection (33rd), along with the 141st selection, after their original first-round pick was traded to the Chicago Bears.
References[edit]
- ^ Mullins WR Xavier Legette signs with USC
- ^ Gamecocks receiver signee has big plans for when he gets to campus this summer
- ^ South Carolina WR Xavier Legette battles through injuries from accident to catch winning TD
- ^ How South Carolina’s Xavier Legette raised his offseason game to prep for final season
- ^ Gamecocks’ Xavier Legette is overlooked no longer
- ^ How Xavier Legette was bright spot for South Carolina on difficult night in Charlotte
- ^ "Xavier Legette 2023 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ "Xavier Legette Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Xavier Legette College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "2024 South Carolina Pro Day Results" (PDF). GameCocksOnline.com. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
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