Through two games, Panthers receivers Tetairoa McMillan and Jalen Coker have 26 catches for 380 yards and two touchdowns—more catches and yards than the Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase-Tee Higgins and Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb-George Pickens duos.
Coker had eight catches for 138 yards and two touchdowns in Week 1, then eight catches for 66 yards in Week 2. McMillan had five catches for 101 yards in Week 2. The Bengals duo had 17 catches for 241 yards and two touchdowns; the Cowboys pair had 22 catches for 265 yards and three touchdowns.
Bryce Young is playing for a contract extension. The article argues Coker’s emergence gives defenses another receiver to account for alongside McMillan, after Carolina struggled when opponents focused on McMillan in 2025.
