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Tetairoa McMillan named PFWA Rookie and Offensive Rookie of the Year
2025 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: WR Tetairoa McMillan, Carolina Panthers
2025 OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: WR Tetairoa McMillan, Carolina Panthers
2025 DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: LB Carson Schwesinger, Cleveland Browns
2025 PFWA ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
CHARLOTTE — The awards and honors continue to pour in for Tetairoa McMillan after an exciting rookie season with the Carolina Panthers.
The Pro Football Writers of America announced on Tuesday that they have named McMillan rookie of the year, offensive rookie of the year, and named him to the all-rookie team
McMillan, the No. 8 overall selection in the 2025 NFL draft out of Arizona, started all 17 games for the Panthers and caught 70 passes on 122 targets for 1,014 yards (14.5 per catch average) and seven touchdowns. The 1,014 receiving yards was the most by a rookie in franchise history, while his seven touchdown catches are second most in Panthers history and the most by any NFL rookie this season.
A total of 27 of his 70 catches were explosive receptions (16+ yards), which are the most explosive receptions and explosive plays by a NFL rookie this season. McMillan also caught seven passes on fourth down, six of which produced first downs for Carolina.
Among all NFL players, he finished the season tied for the most catches on fourth down and totaled the most explosive receptions on those six receptions with five. McMillan had a pair of 100-yard receiving games, and he registered a catch in all 17 games. He was the NFL Rookie of the Week when he caught three passes for 29 yards and two touchdowns in a 30-27 victory over Dallas in Week 6.