Legette attended Mullins High School in Mullins, South Carolina. He played wide receiver in high school but also played quarterback his senior year. As a senior, he received 1,826 yards with 19 touchdowns and passed for 887 yards with 14 touchdowns. He committed to the University of South Carolina to play college football.[1][2]
College career
In his first four years at South Carolina, Legette played in 41 games with 17 starts and had 42 receptions for 423 yards and five touchdowns during that time.[3][4] As a fifth year senior in 2023, Legette became the team's number one receiver.[5][6] He totaled 1,255 yards and seven touchdowns on 71 receptions, including a career high 217 yards against Jacksonville State.[7]
The Carolina Panthers selected Legette in the first round (32nd overall) of the 2024 NFL draft. The Panthers traded a second round (33rd) and fifth round (141st) pick in order to move up one spot to draft Legette after sending their second (33rd) and sixth round (200th overall) picks to the Buffalo Bills.[11] He was the seventh wide receiver drafted in 2024.
On May 10, 2024, the Carolina Panthers signed Legette to a fully guaranteed four-year, $12.35 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $5.80 million.[12]
He had four receptions for 35 yards in his NFL debut in Week 1 against the New Orleans Saints.[13]
