Exactly the type of player that Bryce Young needed, McMillan is a hands-catcher who worked back to the ball and won at the catch point in a variety of ways -- length, finesse and focus, physicality, to name a few -- during his career at Arizona. Also capable of creating after the catch with vision, creativity, and deceptive agility, T-Mac is the full package as a yardage creator. Young flashed encouraging moments in his second season and was at his best when escaping pressure and creating plays on the fly. McMillan presents an improvisational partner with his ball-winning ability. Carolina's complementary pass-catchers can keep defenses honest, but none stand out as imposing target competition. It's easy to hype T-Mac's rookie season possibilities -- betting markets project Carolina to clearly exceed its 2024 scoring output but still remain in the bottom third of offenses league-wide -- it's important to remain grounded in reality when imagining what could be. To this point, Young has one career game with 300+ passing yards and only four with 250+. McMillan makes for a fine pick after Round 5.
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Fantasy News
Panthers' Tetairoa McMillan: Absent from practice
Rotowire
McMillan (hamstring) is not practicing Tuesday, Joe Person of The Athletic reports.
Panthers coach Dave Canales said McMillan is simply dealing with a tight hamstring after having handled a large preseason workload. The rookie first-rounder also sat out Monday's practice, but at this stage there are no concerns about his availability for Week 1. Canales has already announced that Carolina's starters will sit out Thursday's preseason finale against Pittsburgh.
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Panthers' Tetairoa McMillan: Minor hamstring issue
Rotowire
McMillan did not practice Monday due to a minor hamstring injury, David Newton of ESPN.com reports.
McMillan joined Bryce Young and the starting offense for two series during Saturday's 20-3 preseason loss to Houston, in which he failed to haul in his only target and appears to have picked up a hamstring injury. Panthers coach Dave Canales has already stated that McMillan and the starters won't play in Thursday's exhibition finale against Pittsburgh, so the rookie first-round pick will turn his attention toward getting healthy for Week 1 against the Jaguars on Sunday, Sept. 7, a task the next three weeks (roughly) should be plenty of time to accomplish. Carolina figures to take a cautious approach to McMillan's recovery, given his integral role on offense as Young's immediate No. 1 target.
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Panthers' Tetairoa McMillan: Quiet in second preseason outing
Rotowire
McMillan failed to bring in either of his two targets in the Panthers' 20-3 preseason loss to the Texans on Saturday afternoon.
The rookie first-round pick couldn't follow up his eye-catching 2-43-0 receiving line from Carolina's preseason opener. McMillan naturally was out there with the rest of the Panthers' projected starters over the first two drives, but Bryce Young didn't deliver a very accurate ball on one of his two targets, per Darin Gantt of the team's official site. McMillan's quiet afternoon notwithstanding, he projects for a significant role as a top target for Young right from the onset of his NFL career, and based on David Newton of ESPN.com's report, McMillan will sit out the preseason finale against the Steelers on Thursday with the rest of Carolina's first-team offense.
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Panthers' Tetairoa McMillan: Participating in team drills
Rotowire
McMillan (leg) has been participating in team drills at training camp this week, Joe Person of The Athletic reports.
McMillan missed some time at minicamp after colliding with a defender, but he seems to be past the minor issue and is all systems go for the start of training camp. The No. 8 overall pick in the 2025 Draft back in April, McMillan should immediately slot in as the Panthers' starting X receiver on the outside. His average draft position has been dipping in recent weeks, and the rookie looks like a potential bargain in the sixth and seventh rounds of early-summer fantasy drafts.
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Panthers' Tetairoa McMillan: Not practicing Wednesday
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McMillian (undisclosed) is not participating in Wednesday's minicamp session as a precautionary measure after he accidentally collided with a defensive back Tuesday, Mike Kaye of The Charlotte Observer reports.
Carolina's team spokesman labeled McMillan's absence "precautionary." It's possible the rookie first-round pick could be sidelined again for the team's final offseason practice Thursday, but it appears he's only dealing with a minor issue and will be a full-go for the start of training camp. At 6-foot-4, 219 pounds, McMillan enters the league as one of the NFL's largest receivers. No. 8 overall draft capital essentially assures him an immediate starting role in the Panthers' wide receiver corps, which returns Adam Thielen, Xavier Legette and Jalen Coker (undisclosed) while adding 29-year-old slot specialist Hunter Renfrow. Expectations are high for McMillan, as it would be disappointing if he doesn't quickly emerge as Bryce Young's top target and help the third-year quarterback take another step forward after his encouraging end to the 2024 season. McMillan's fantasy value Year 1 will depend as much on own play as Young's development, however.
