{"id":65666,"date":"2025-05-20T19:34:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T19:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/65666\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T19:34:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T19:34:10","slug":"panthers-qb-bryce-young-led-the-nfl-in-this-unfortunate-stat-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/65666\/","title":{"rendered":"Panthers QB Bryce Young ‘led’ the NFL in this unfortunate stat in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carolina Panthers<\/a> quarterback Bryce Young had himself an impressive 10-game stretch to end his resurgent 2024 campaign<\/a>. But that season could’ve looked even better if his pass catchers were a bit more reliable.<\/p>\n

According to Fantasy Points Data, Young lost out on<\/a> 210 air yards on on-target throws last year. And despite having started in 12 of 17 games, that total still ranked as the highest in the entire NFL.<\/p>\n

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One of the main offenders of that unfortunate statistic was then-rookie receiver Xavier Legette. According to Pro Football Focus, the 2024 first-round pick amassed a team-leading eight drops\u2014including one on what could have been a game-winning 32-yard touchdown<\/a> reception against the Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> in Week 14.<\/p>\n

Hopefully for Young and the Panthers, their latest first-round selection\u2014University of Arizona’s Tetairoa McMillan\u2014will help bring that number down. McMillan, in addition to having an enormous catch radius at 6-foot-4 and 219 pounds, has some of the most natural hands you’ll see in a young wideout.<\/p>\n

Young\u2014when it comes to lost air yardage in 2024\u2014was followed by Denver’s Bo Nix (163), Tampa Bay’s Baker Mayfield (132), New Orleans’ Derek Carr (128) and Seattle’s Geno Smith (123).<\/p>\n

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