The wide receiver position has never been more important, with a total of 17,811 passes thrown last season, per Pro Football Reference. Some teams get it. Some teams don’t. Here are five that could use some help. Carolina Panthers Adam Thielen finished with 615 yards to lead the NFL’s 30th-ranked passing offense despite missing seven games with a hamstring injury last season. Xavier Leggette, the team’s first-round pick in 2024, scored four touchdowns but managed only 31.1 yards per game. Tetairoa McMillan, the eighth overall pick in this year’s draft, caught 84 catches for 1,319 yards and eight touchdowns with Arizona last season and may need to approximate those numbers for Carolina to contend in the NFC South. Cleveland Browns While most fans have been focused on the team’s quarterback situation, the Browns have quietly put together one of the worst wide receiver groups in football. Jerry Jeudy is the exception after leading the team with 90 catches for 1,229 yards, but his three-touchdowns-per-season av
