Xavier Legette, 2023
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Receiver, South Carolina, 2019–⁠23

Xavier Legette

Number
No. 17
Height
6′3″
Weight
227 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Mullins, SC
Born
Jan 29, 2001

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Xavier Legette played receiver at South Carolina (2019–⁠23). The Carolina Panthers took Legette in the first round, No. 32 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,255
Receiving yards, 2023 (South Carolina, 5–⁠7)
Best game
217 yards
Vs. Jacksonville State, week 10, 2023: No. 2 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 8
In FBS in receiving yards, 2023
Drafted
No. 32
Overall, 2024 NFL Draft (Carolina Panthers)

Career highs

9catches, career highthree times; last vs. Vanderbilt, 2023217receiving yards, career highvs. Jacksonville State, 20232receiving touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Kentucky, 2023

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019South Carolina9808.9120
2020South Carolina711316.1042
2021South Carolina8637.9120
2022South Carolina181679.3342
2023South Carolina711,25517.7776
Career1131,67814.81276

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2019South Carolina411301−10
2022South Carolina154411–––
2023South Carolina102130–––
Career2976711−10

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2019South Carolina220000
2020South Carolina110000
2022South Carolina320000
2023South Carolina220000
Career870000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019South Carolina17WRYr 1
2020South Carolina17WRYr 2
2021South Carolina17WRYr 3
2022South Carolina17WRYr 4
2023South Carolina17WRSr. (Yr 5)6′3″227

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2019South Carolina170.22––3.7–
2020South Carolina100.92––9.1–
2021South Carolina110.23––2.5–
2022South Carolina320.133rd (n=683)0.714.26%
2023South Carolina980.9975th (n=681)0.8096.813%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 South Carolina 12 games, 71 catches, 1,255 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.North CarolinaL 17–⁠3191780243–
Sep 9vs.FurmanW 47–⁠2161181124–
Sep 16atGeorgiaL 14–⁠247710115–
Sep 23vs.Mississippi StateW 37–⁠3051892–––
Sep 30atTennesseeL 20–⁠415500120–
Oct 14vs.FloridaL 39–⁠4151100115–
Oct 21atMissouriL 12–⁠341200114–
Oct 28atTexas A&ML 17–⁠303200–––
Nov 4vs.Jacksonville StateW 38–⁠2892172127–
Nov 11vs.VanderbiltW 47–⁠691200115–
Nov 18vs.KentuckyW 17–⁠146942–––
Nov 25vs.ClemsonL 7–⁠166680140–
2022 South Carolina 12 games, 18 catches, 167 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 10atArkansasL 30–⁠44–––255–
Sep 17vs.GeorgiaL 7–⁠48290125–
Sep 24vs.CharlotteW 56–⁠20140252–
Sep 29vs.South Carolina StateW 50–⁠10170–––
Oct 8atKentuckyW 24–⁠14–––124–
Oct 22vs.Texas A&MW 30–⁠24–––1100–
Oct 29vs.MissouriL 10–⁠232230248–
Nov 5atVanderbiltW 38–⁠272331120–
Nov 12atFloridaL 6–⁠38260123–
Nov 19vs.TennesseeW 63–⁠38170–––
Nov 26atClemsonW 31–⁠30–––242–
Dec 30 ✦vs.Notre DameL 38–⁠457782252–
2021 South Carolina 5 games, 8 catches, 63 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Oct 16vs.VanderbiltW 21–⁠204311–––
Oct 23atTexas A&ML 14–⁠44120–––
Nov 13atMissouriL 28–⁠31130–––
Nov 20vs.AuburnW 21–⁠171200–––
Dec 30 ✦vs.North CarolinaW 38–⁠21170–––
2020 South Carolina 4 games, 7 catches, 113 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 26vs.TennesseeL 27–⁠314610–––
Oct 3atFloridaL 24–⁠381220–––
Oct 10atVanderbiltW 41–⁠72300–––
Nov 7vs.Texas A&ML 3–⁠48––––––
2019 South Carolina 6 games, 5 returns, 112 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.North CarolinaL 20–⁠24––––––
Sep 21atMissouriL 14–⁠34––––––
Sep 28vs.KentuckyW 24–⁠7140–––
Nov 2vs.VanderbiltW 24–⁠73341125–
Nov 9vs.App StateL 15–⁠2054201141
Nov 16atTexas A&ML 6–⁠30–––274–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2024 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 7–⁠16).

DrillCombine 2024Combine or pro day 2024
Height6′1″
Weight221 lb
Arm length31⅞″
Hand size9″
Wingspan77½″W
40-yard dash4.39 s
10-yard split1.54 s
Vertical jump40″
Broad jump10′6″
Bench press24 reps

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 32 games with a stat; latest team: Carolina Panthers.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2024Carolina Panthers15494974
2025Carolina Panthers15353633
2026 (so far)Carolina Panthers22640
NFL career32869247

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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