Xavier
Legette
WR
#17
Xavier Legette
#17WR
Carolina Panthers
Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 227 lbs · Age : 25
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Carolina Panthers | 2 | 2 | 5 | 64 | 32.0 | 0 | 55 | 1 |
| 2025 | Carolina Panthers | 15 | 35 | 64 | 363 | 10.4 | 3 | 36 | 18 |
| 2024 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 49 | 84 | 497 | 10.1 | 4 | 35 | 27 |
Contract
Carolina Panthers payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 3.37 M$
- Average per year
- 3.09 M$
- Total value
- 12.4 M$
- Seasons left
- 2 · through 2027
2026
3.37 M$
Guaranteed
2027
3.93 M$
Guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
Advanced stats, 2026 Wide receivers
NFL stats →2026 season, in progress (2 games played). The percentile ranks the player among regular wide receivers: 90th means better than 90% of them.
EPA per target
+0.35
58th percentile
Target share
9.2 %
10th percentile
Separation
—
Drops
1
71th percentile
Targets
6
1th percentile
Receptions
2
0th percentile
Catch rate
33.3 %
0th percentile
Receiving yards
64
10th percentile
Yards after catch
10
8th percentile
Receiving TDs
0
25th percentile
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2026 end-of-season projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.1
Games
11
WAR 2026
0.0
Games played
2
WAR already earned, plus his pace (WAR per game over the last three seasons, 60/25/15, pulled toward the group average) over his team's remaining games, given his availability so far.
Trend
→ Stable (+1)
- 20240.1 WAR · 0.006 per game
- 20250.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
- 20260.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+11 · 25 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
35
Backup or prospect
- REC
- Receiving
- 49
- SEP
- Separation
- 65
- ELU
- Elusiveness
- 49
- HND
- Hands
- 59
- DUR
- Durability
- 52
- EX
- Experience
- 40
Why these ratings?Hide details
- REC — Receiving : Expected points added and yards per target
- SEP — Separation : Separation from the defender at the throw (Next Gen Stats)
- ELU — Elusiveness : Yards over expected, after contact or catch, broken tackles
- HND — Hands : Drops avoided, catches per target
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
WAR
0.0
PAL Rating
25 / 100
Value Rating · 2025
14 / 100
2025 PAL (8) against 2026 salary: the contract's average per year (APY), $3.1M.PAL expected for this salary: 31Rookie-scale contract: a salary set by the draft, not the market.PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
25% of the EPA of passes thrown his way (the QB and line get the rest), above replacement.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Rec | Rec yds | TD | EPA/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CAR | 2 | 0.0 | 25 | 35 | 2 | 64 | 0 | +0.35 |
| 2025 | CAR | 15 | 0.0 | 8 | 50 | 35 | 363 | 3 | −0.06 |
| 2024 | CAR | 16 | 0.1 | 6 | 57 | 49 | 497 | 4 | +0.05 |
Xavier Legette in five questions
What are Xavier Legette's stats in 2026?
Xavier Legette has 2 catches for 64 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2 games in 2026.
How old and how tall is Xavier Legette?
Xavier Legette is 25 years old. He is 6'3" (191 cm) and weighs 227 lb (103 kg).
How good is Xavier Legette?
Xavier Legette produced 0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2026 (season in progress). His PAL rating is 25 out of 100: below average for his position.
What number does Xavier Legette wear, and what team does he play for?
Xavier Legette plays for Carolina Panthers in the NFL, at WR, and wears number 17.
What is Xavier Legette's projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at 0.1 WAR over the full 2026 season, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
