Bryce Young on track to play, but another key piece is now on Panthers' injury report

The Panthers didn’t have Bryce Young last Sunday and it proved to be a long day vs. the Bills. Will Carolina be without a different starter at Green Bay?

Oct 26, 2025; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Panthers wide receiver Xavier Legette (17) on the field before a game against the Buffalo Bills at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images | Bob Donnan-Imagn Images

This past Sunday, Dave Canales’s team was minus starting quarterback Bryce Young vs. the formidable Buffalo Bills. Veteran backup Andy Dalton was all thumbs in relief, committing three turnovers in what proved to be an ugly 40-9 loss that put a sudden end to the Carolina Panthers’ three-game winning streak.

By all indications, Young will return this weekend Canales’s club takes on the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. It’s another tall order for the Panthers as they clash with a team that has won three straight games and owns the best record (5-1-1) in the NFC.

Oct 19, 2025; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; Carolina Panthers wide receiver Xavier Legette (17) makes a catch in the fourth quarter against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images | Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images

Carolina currently has a dozen players listed on the club’s injury report, and their status will be updated later today. One name that was not on previously was added on Thursday. “The Panthers were without wide receiver Xavier Legette,” explained Darin Gantt of Panthers.com, “but they got several other contributors back on the field for Thursday’s practice. Legette (illness) was added to the list of did not participates.”

Legette has started six games this season, missing a pair with a hamstring issue. He’s a distance second on the team behind rookie Tetairoa McMillan (37 receptions for 512 yards) in terms of catches (19) and receiving yards (159), but each are tied for the team lead with two scoring grabs.

The 2024 first-round pick has rebounded smartly after a very rough start this season. In his last four outings, Legette has been targeted a combined 19 times by Dalton and Young. He’s caught 15 passes for 151 yards and both of those aforementioned touchdowns. On Sunday, Canales’s team will need all the firepower it can muster against the league’s seventh-ranked offense.

 - Enjoy more free Panthers coverage with Carolina Panthers on SI -

Panthers get humiliating opening odds for Week 9 vs. Packers

Dave Canales finally changes course on nonsensical RB split

NFL analyst claims Panthers ‘deserve some slack’ after blowout

Carolina Panthers studs & duds from sobering loss to Buffalo Bills