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Injury Status: Injured Reserve
Injury: Knee
by Keith Hernandez
Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales said on Monday that the team will open up the 21-day practice window for wide receiver Xavier Legette (knee) this week, according to Joe Person of The Athletic. Legette has been out since Week 2 with a knee injury, but if he makes enough progress in his return to practice this week, he could be an option to return this Sunday on the road against the division-rival New Orleans Saints. In his first two games of the 2026 season before getting hurt, the 25-year-old former first-rounder had two catches on six targets for 64 yards, with all of his production coming in the Week 2 blowout win over the division-rival Atlanta Falcons. Even with his potential return on the horizon, fantasy managers in most leagues should not be very excited to add the former South Carolina product to their rosters as the Panthers' No. 3 wideout behind Tetairoa McMillan and Jalen Coker when he returns. Legette has been a first-round bust to this point in his career, posting an 84-860-7 line on 148 targets in his first two years in the NFL with Carolina.
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2026 STATS SNAPSHOT
| GP | TGT % | TAR/GM | REC | REC / G | REC YDS | YPC | REC TD | PTS | PTS / GM | P-RANK | |||||||||||||||
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| 2 | 15.3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 32 | 0 | 7 | 3.7 | - | 6.4 | 3.2 | - | 8.4 | 4.2 | - | 9 | 4.7 | - | 8.4 | 4.2 | - | 7.4 | 3.7 | - |
INJURY STATUS & HISTORY
Injured Reserve
Knee
listed as of Oct 27, 3:13pm ET
Weekly injury report
| Week | Game Status | Practice | Injury |
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| Week 4 | Out | Did not practice | Knee |
| Week 3 | Questionable | Limited | Knee |
Weekly injury report
| Week | Game Status | Practice | Injury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 4 | Out | Did not practice | Hamstring |
| Week 3 | Questionable | Limited | Hamstring |
Weekly injury report
| Week | Game Status | Practice | Injury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 18 | Questionable | Limited | Hip |
| Week 17 | Questionable | Limited | Hip |
| Week 16 | Out | Did not practice | Hip |
| Week 9 | Questionable | Limited | Toe |
Weekly injury report
Not on the injury report this season.
| Season | Games Played | Weeks on Injury Report | Injuries |
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| 2026 | 2 (in progress) | 2 | Knee |
| 2025 | 15 of 17 | 2 | Hamstring |
| 2024 | 16 of 17 | 4 | Hip, Toe |
Status changes are tracked from Oct 2026. Weekly rows come from official NFL injury reports.
UPCOMING MATCHUPS
| WEEK | OPPONENT | MATCHUP RATING | PROJECTED PTS | ||
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| WEEK 10 | @NO | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WEEK 11 | BAL | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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DRAFT RANK AND ADP
| NICK'S RANK | O-RANK | P-RANK | BB-RANK | $ |
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| - | - | - | 233 | - |
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FANTASY OUTLOOK
Xavier Legette 2026 Fantasy Football Outlook: Value Murky After Training Camp Injuries
Carolina Panthers wide receiver Xavier Legette (ankle) is aiming to play in Week 1, but training camp injuries are putting more pressure on an already high-stakes season. Legette was carted off the practice field earlier in the preseason after he landed hard on his head/neck area and had to be checked for a concussion, then twisted his ankle during a joint practice read more...
Carolina Panthers wide receiver Xavier Legette (ankle) is aiming to play in Week 1, but training camp injuries are putting more pressure on an already high-stakes season. Legette was carted off the practice field earlier in the preseason after he landed hard on his head/neck area and had to be checked for a concussion, then twisted his ankle during a joint practice with the Jacksonville Jaguars two weeks later. The 25-year-old wideout has underwhelmed in his first two seasons in the NFL, and he caught just 54% of his targets for 363 yards and three touchdowns in 2025. Legette is listed as the Panthers' WR3 behind Tetairoa McMillan and Jalen Coker, but John Metchie III, Jimmy Horn Jr., and Brycen Tremayne are waiting in the wings to take more snaps if he is forced to miss time. RotoBaller lists Legette at WR106 in the position rankings, as his low production volume and recent injuries make him an unappealing asset in redraft leagues.less...
PLAYER PROJECTIONS
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STATS AND POINTS
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