The 2017 Carolina Panthers wide receivers did not do Cam Newton many favors. The Panthers finished 28th in receiving yards, 29th in receptions, 18th in touchdown receptions, and 17th in yards per catch. What’s worse, these statistics include Christian McCaffrey’s receiving stats (80 catches, 651 yards, five touchdowns). You take out the promising rookie running back’s contributions, and the stats are even worse. Let’s go down the long line of wide receivers the Panthers fielded in 2017.
Kelvin Benjamin began the season as the de facto number one receiver for the Carolina Panthers and ended the season on the Buffalo Bills depth chart.