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Tetairoa McMillan
Tetairoa McMillan is a wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers. Depth chart: WR1.
Scouting report
Tetairoa McMillan: the full picture
Tetairoa McMillan at a glance
Tetairoa McMillan is a 23-year-old wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers, listed at 6'5" and 212 pounds. The Carolina Panthers drafted McMillan 8th overall in the first round in 2025, out of Arizona, and 2026 is McMillan's 2nd NFL season.
2026 projection
The Gridiron Value season model projects McMillan for 229.0 PPR points in 2026, which ranks WR10 at the position and works out to 14.7 points per game over 17.0 projected games.
2026 season so far
Through 2 games of 2026, McMillan has scored 25.6 PPR points, or 12.8 per game. That is 11.2% of the full-season projection; at the current rate McMillan would finish with about 218 points, in line with the 229.0 projected. It is a small sample, so expect that pace to settle. The best week so far is 15.1 points in Week 2 against ATL, the WR16 finish that week. McMillan has cleared the 12-point mark we count as a usable WR start in 1 of 2 games, a 50% consistency rate.
Percentile profile
Measured against the 94 qualified wide receivers of 2026, McMillan ranks in the 91st percentile in receiving yards, the 89th percentile in target share and the 85th percentile in receptions. Three of the 6 tracked categories sit at or above the 75th percentile. The softest mark is the 33rd percentile in receiving TDs.
Career track record
2025 is the only completed season on record: McMillan finished as WR15 with 213.4 PPR points in 17 games. The totals so far read 80 receptions, 1,190 receiving yards and 7 receiving touchdowns.
Tetairoa McMillan by the numbers
McMillan has finished in the weekly top five at the position 1 time and finished in the top twelve 2 times. The career high is 33.0 PPR points, set in Week 11 of 2025 against ATL. The game log also shows 1 game of 30 or more PPR points and 3 100-yard receiving games. In all, McMillan has reached 20 points in 1 game, 5% of career appearances.
Contract
McMillan is playing on a four-year, $27.9 million contract signed with the Carolina Panthers in 2025, an average of $7.0 million per year with $27.9 million guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2028 season.
Dynasty market
In dynasty formats McMillan carries a GV stock price of 6,164, which ranks 78th overall and WR32 among wide receivers out of 940 priced players. In redraft the same model ranks McMillan 147th overall. Value has moved up 3.7 since the previous model run. The closest profiles by the similarity model are Malik Nabers, George Pickens and DeVonta Smith. See where McMillan sits on the trade value chart.
2026 projected stat line
- Projected PPR
- 229.0
- PPR / game
- 14.7
Week 1 projection
Tetairoa McMillan is projected for 12.9 PPR points at home against CHI in week 1, with a likely range of 1.3 to 31.9.
Trade value
Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is up 3.7 since the previous model run (stable).
- Redraft
- 56.3
- Dynasty
- 59.8
- Superflex redraft
- 65.4
- Superflex dynasty
- 68.9
- TE premium dynasty
- 36.0
Career stats
| Season | Team | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CAR | 2 | 18 | 10 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.6 |
| 2025 | CAR | 17 | 122 | 70 | 1,014 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 213.4 |
Wide receivers ranked near Tetairoa McMillan
- Puka Nacua WR7 · 256.9 PPR
- Nico Collins WR8 · 232.4 PPR
- DeVonta Smith WR9 · 229.2 PPR
- Chris Olave WR11 · 228.6 PPR
- Emeka Egbuka WR12 · 227.9 PPR
- Rashee Rice WR13 · 222.8 PPR
Carolina Panthers fantasy players
- Bryce Young QB · 246.7 PPR
- Chuba Hubbard RB · 223.9 PPR
- Jalen Coker WR · 120.3 PPR
- Xavier Legette WR · 110.3 PPR
- Tommy Tremble TE · 86.7 PPR
- Trevor Etienne RB · 48.0 PPR
Projections are model estimates, not recorded results. Snapshot 2026-09-24.