Xavier Legette Week 1 Outlook - Panthers at Jaguars

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Sep 4th 2025, 1:05pm EDT

Last year, in the games Xavier Legette played at least 59% of the snaps, with Bryce Young under center, he had an encouraging 20.5% target share and 25.3% first-read share, but his per-route efficiency was horrible with 1.32 yards per route run and 0.066 first downs per route run. Overall, among 112 qualifying receivers, he ranked 69th in separation and 52nd in route win rate. The matchup is nice for Legette this week, but I can't consider him as anything more than a deep league desperation flex for Week 1. Last year, Jacksonville allowed the ninth-most fantasy points per game and the fourth-highest PPR points per target to perimeter wide receivers. The Jaguars didn't do anything to improve their perimeter coverage in the offseason, with Jarrian Jones assuming the starting job opposite Tyson Campbell. Legette will tangle with Jones (2024: 72.6% catch rate, 11th-highest) and Campbell (2024: 67.3% catch rate and 109.7 passer rating allowed) for most of the game, with Hunter Renfrow handling slot duties.