Panthers selected Gamecocks WR Xavier Legette with the 32nd pick

With their first pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Carolina Panthers added a talented wide receiver prospect to their roster. Panthers acquired Buffalo Bills' final first round pick on Thursday in order to draft South Carolina wide receiver Xavier Legette. Carolina traded the 33rd and 141st overall picks to Buffalo for the 32nd and 200th overall picks.

For those not familiar with Legette, he can attack the ball when it's in the air and run after the catch. His strength, physicality, and size make him an exceptional prospect he reminds of Eagles receiver A.J. Brown. As part of last year's trade-up to No. 1 to select quarterback Bryce Young, the Panthers didn't have a first-round pick coming into Day 1. Legette, 23, will come in and immediately compete for playing time at wideout, which was seen as an obvious need heading into the draft. While the Panthers acquired Diontae Johnson in an offseason trade, he and Legette should be a nice duo for Bryce Young.

Legette had a breakout campaign during his final year with the Gamecocks, catching 71 passes for 1,255 yards and seven touchdowns. He ran an impressive 4.39-second 40-yard dash at 6-foot-1 and 221 pounds in Indianapolis at the NFL Scouting Combine. Legette should outlast last year’s second-round pick Jonathan Mingo for snaps as a rookie. Legette is the highest-drafted wide receiver for the Panthers since DJ Moore was drafted with the 24th overall pick in 2018. Legette was the seventh overall pick taken on Thursday.

After hearing Leggete's story and watching him play on the field over the past season, I think he has a bright future, so keep an eye out for him