WR Tetairoa McMillan, CAR (5 Viewers)

[squistion]

Tet McMillan told teams on interviews that he doesn't watch much football and doesn't like to watch film or sit in the film room
His words not MoP and he was blunt about it according to Russini who made her way around the talk circuit yesterday in that silky blouse she had on
She actually spit out some decent tidbits yesterday, alerted everyone to Jax being a team that was on the move be it up or down
She was right since they were one of the few that traded within the 1st round.

It's not a good sign that he doesn't study film and didn't feel like it was a good idea when teams talked to him about it.
Imagine sitting there and telling teams you're not interested in watching film, at least he was honest
And of course he lands on the Panthers, that info meant nothing to them and that's why they keep picking in the top 5-10 every year

I'm simply repeating what Russini talked about on Dan LeBatard, and she's been eerily spot on with some of her info much to my dismay

He never said that to teams during interviews. It was a video during his freshman year, when some kid tried interviewing him while he was eating.
Strong NFL interest in drafting him should be ample confirmation of this. He went top 10. Dallas would have taken him at 12 if he was there. The Rams tried trading up for him. If he was dumb enough to tank team interviews, he would still be undrafted heading into Day 2.

Context is everything. That didn't sound right to me that he would be telling teams that in interviews. Thanks.

 

[IHEARTFF]

Tet McMillan told teams on interviews that he doesn't watch much football and doesn't like to watch film or sit in the film room
His words not MoP and he was blunt about it according to Russini who made her way around the talk circuit yesterday in that silky blouse she had on
She actually spit out some decent tidbits yesterday, alerted everyone to Jax being a team that was on the move be it up or down
She was right since they were one of the few that traded within the 1st round.

It's not a good sign that he doesn't study film and didn't feel like it was a good idea when teams talked to him about it.
Imagine sitting there and telling teams you're not interested in watching film, at least he was honest
And of course he lands on the Panthers, that info meant nothing to them and that's why they keep picking in the top 5-10 every year

I'm simply repeating what Russini talked about on Dan LeBatard, and she's been eerily spot on with some of her info much to my dismay

He never said that to teams during interviews. It was a video during his freshman year, when some kid tried interviewing him while he was eating.
Strong NFL interest in drafting him should be ample confirmation of this. He went top 10. Dallas would have taken him at 12 if he was there. The Rams tried trading up for him. If he was dumb enough to tank team interviews, he would still be undrafted heading into Day 2.

Context is everything. That didn't sound right to me that he would be telling teams that in interviews. Thanks.

Yeah think about how dumb freshman in college are.

 

[Ilov80s]

Tet McMillan told teams on interviews that he doesn't watch much football and doesn't like to watch film or sit in the film room
His words not MoP and he was blunt about it according to Russini who made her way around the talk circuit yesterday in that silky blouse she had on
She actually spit out some decent tidbits yesterday, alerted everyone to Jax being a team that was on the move be it up or down
She was right since they were one of the few that traded within the 1st round.

It's not a good sign that he doesn't study film and didn't feel like it was a good idea when teams talked to him about it.
Imagine sitting there and telling teams you're not interested in watching film, at least he was honest
And of course he lands on the Panthers, that info meant nothing to them and that's why they keep picking in the top 5-10 every year

I'm simply repeating what Russini talked about on Dan LeBatard, and she's been eerily spot on with some of her info much to my dismay

He never said that to teams during interviews. It was a video during his freshman year, when some kid tried interviewing him while he was eating.
Strong NFL interest in drafting him should be ample confirmation of this. He went top 10. Dallas would have taken him at 12 if he was there. The Rams tried trading up for him. If he was dumb enough to tank team interviews, he would still be undrafted heading into Day 2.

Context is everything. That didn't sound right to me that he would be telling teams that in interviews. Thanks.

Yeah think about how dumb freshman in college are.

And it wasn’t even a real interview so who knows if he was even being serious or just trying to sound cool. It’s a non-story for me. If he slid then I might worry he still had that attitude or teams weren’t convinced he had a professional attitude but at this point, non issue for me.

 

[Faust]

Tetairoa McMillan clears the air on viral video that led to pre-draft concern

 

[Born to Run]

He's at 1.02 this year

You don’t say.

Should we throw the guy/gal a gentle lifeline or what? Somebody’s gotta tell him or her.

I think the last time I checked, his only viable RB was Kamara, who he'll soon lose to old age. The thing is, he could easily salvage his team simply by trading off a few of his many bench QBs. Trade two for a couple of first round picks, draft Omarion Hampton at 1.02 and two more RBs in this RB-rich class, and voila, you're competitive again. Would love to know what kind of offers he's been getting for Mahomes, Burrow, etc.., and why he hasn't taken them.

Anyway, didn't mean to derail this thread. Back to the topic, T-Mac is interesting. Has clear alpha-WR qualities, but his star seems to be dimming in mock drafts recently. Drake London went at 1.08, would have thought T-Mac would go at a similar point, especially in a relatively weak WR class. Seattle at 1.18 seems like his floor, and I doubt he gets past Dallas at 1.12. That's going to make him a top-4 pick in PPR leagues, and depending on where Hampton and (and Hunter) go, maybe as high as 1.02.

As expected... he took Cam Ward QB with the 1.02.

 

[Faust]

Wyche on why Panthers drafted McMillan: They wanted 'a receiver with a huge catch radius' | 'The Insiders'

 

[Football Jones]

Todd McShay said something about McMillan only putting out when scouts were around. There seems to be some concern about his work ethic for lack of a better description.

McShay had him like 50th overall, in part due to that concern (for whatever it's worth).

 

[KellysHeroes]

Tet McMillan told teams on interviews that he doesn't watch much football and doesn't like to watch film or sit in the film room
His words not MoP and he was blunt about it according to Russini who made her way around the talk circuit yesterday in that silky blouse she had on
She actually spit out some decent tidbits yesterday, alerted everyone to Jax being a team that was on the move be it up or down
She was right since they were one of the few that traded within the 1st round.

It's not a good sign that he doesn't study film and didn't feel like it was a good idea when teams talked to him about it.
Imagine sitting there and telling teams you're not interested in watching film, at least he was honest
And of course he lands on the Panthers, that info meant nothing to them and that's why they keep picking in the top 5-10 every year

I'm simply repeating what Russini talked about on Dan LeBatard, and she's been eerily spot on with some of her info much to my dismay

He never said that to teams during interviews. It was a video during his freshman year, when some kid tried interviewing him while he was eating.
Strong NFL interest in drafting him should be ample confirmation of this. He went top 10. Dallas would have taken him at 12 if he was there. The Rams tried trading up for him. If he was dumb enough to tank team interviews, he would still be undrafted heading into Day 2.

Context is everything. That didn't sound right to me that he would be telling teams that in interviews. Thanks.

Yeah think about how dumb freshman in college are.

And it wasn’t even a real interview so who knows if he was even being serious or just trying to sound cool. It’s a non-story for me. If he slid then I might worry he still had that attitude or teams weren’t convinced he had a professional attitude but at this point, non issue for me.

He may not have slid, but thr Panthers aren't know as the best drifters either

 

[Faust]

Michael Bell
“I think he’s better than Drake London, the way he plays on tape is more like Justin Jefferson.”

- Greg Cosell on Tetairoa McMillan

https://x.com/avl_mike/status/1917904656631541872?s=61

 

[Faust]

Matt Harmon
Tetairoa McMillan's #ReceptionPerception prospect profile is a fun one.

- 70.4% success rate vs. man coverage
- 81% success rate vs. zone
- 73.1% success rate vs. press (80th percentile)

I thought McMillan did his best work in the intermediate area of the field when he built up speed and showed fluidity on breaking routes. He sneaks up on you after the catch.

Read the full RP profile here:
receptionperception.com/tetairoa-mcmil…

https://x.com/mattharmon_byb/status/1904613184209903848?s=61

 

[squistion]

"He may not have slid, but the Panthers aren't known as the best drafters either"

True, but as they say: Sometimes even a blind squirrel...

 

[eighsse2]

"He may not have slid, but the Panthers aren't known as the best drafters either"

True, but as they say: Sometimes even a blind squirrel...

I don't appreciate that phrase. It's 2025! #JusticeForPeanut

 

[zamboni]

Tet McMillan told teams on interviews that he doesn't watch much football and doesn't like to watch film or sit in the film room
His words not MoP and he was blunt about it according to Russini who made her way around the talk circuit yesterday in that silky blouse she had on
She actually spit out some decent tidbits yesterday, alerted everyone to Jax being a team that was on the move be it up or down
She was right since they were one of the few that traded within the 1st round.

It's not a good sign that he doesn't study film and didn't feel like it was a good idea when teams talked to him about it.
Imagine sitting there and telling teams you're not interested in watching film, at least he was honest
And of course he lands on the Panthers, that info meant nothing to them and that's why they keep picking in the top 5-10 every year

I'm simply repeating what Russini talked about on Dan LeBatard, and she's been eerily spot on with some of her info much to my dismay

He never said that to teams during interviews. It was a video during his freshman year, when some kid tried interviewing him while he was eating.
Strong NFL interest in drafting him should be ample confirmation of this. He went top 10. Dallas would have taken him at 12 if he was there. The Rams tried trading up for him. If he was dumb enough to tank team interviews, he would still be undrafted heading into Day 2.

Context is everything. That didn't sound right to me that he would be telling teams that in interviews. Thanks.

Yeah think about how dumb freshman in college are.

And it wasn’t even a real interview so who knows if he was even being serious or just trying to sound cool. It’s a non-story for me. If he slid then I might worry he still had that attitude or teams weren’t convinced he had a professional attitude but at this point, non issue for me.

He may not have slid, but thr Panthers aren't know as the best drifters either

Outside of the Ravens, how many teams are consistently good drafters?

 

[sushinsky4tsar]

Listened to Steve Smith's breakdown (listed as his WR5). Things that stood out:

• Struggles breaking free from press coverage. Lack of fight.
• Teams hinting that he should run the 40. His response that MHJ didn't have to run the 40 (MHJ asked teams if he needed to run and teams told him they've seen everything they needed to see).
• Maturity, checking out against Colorado, not running out routes if the play isn't going to him
• Not a bad guy. Grew up in Hawaii before moving to CA. Has the laid back,"island" vibe that most of us have probably seen with Tua.

Not for me at 1.5. Won't need to worry about him at 1.12, even though I definitely would. Strikes me as a really tough decision to make one way or the other in the 7-9 range of 1QB.

 

[massraider]

Listened to Steve Smith's breakdown (listed as his WR5). Things that stood out:

• Struggles breaking free from press coverage. Lack of fight

Matt Harmon
Tetairoa McMillan's #ReceptionPerception prospect profile is a fun one.

- 70.4% success rate vs. man coverage
- 81% success rate vs. zone
- 73.1% success rate vs. press (80th percentile)

My man TMac sure did catch a lot of balls and TDs for being lazy, in danger of falling asleep at any moment, and not watching film.

This dude needs a publicist

 

[sushinsky4tsar]

Listened to Steve Smith's breakdown (listed as his WR5). Things that stood out:

• Struggles breaking free from press coverage. Lack of fight

Matt Harmon
Tetairoa McMillan's #ReceptionPerception prospect profile is a fun one.

- 70.4% success rate vs. man coverage
- 81% success rate vs. zone
- 73.1% success rate vs. press (80th percentile)

My man TMac sure did catch a lot of balls and TDs for being lazy, in danger of falling asleep at any moment, and not watching film.

This dude needs a publicist

Belichick knows a gal.

 

[KellysHeroes]

"He may not have slid, but the Panthers aren't known as the best drafters either"

True, but as they say: Sometimes even a blind squirrel...

They drafted Mingo then Legette who seemed a little better and now McMillan. This is not a good track right now.

 

[massraider]

Bigger issue than any shortcomings he had is landing spot.

That's one of those teams I'm not trying to have a lot of exposure

 

[Cheen]

I'm going to preface this by saying I'm a Tet fan, but it seems as though to the extent Tet didn't try hard that he was almost bored dominating while playing for a 4-8 team last year. He was just biding his time waiting for the NFL.

Gatorade player of the year finalist in HS, starts 8 games as a true freshman while going for 700 yards, then goes for 1400 yards as a true sophomore. Granted I didn't watch his games and solely watched his highlights but he dominated while making it look easy.

I would have liked to see him go to a blue blood program where he could compete in the Big 10/SEC, and maybe a drawback is that he just isn't that competitive/doesn't care about winning, but he'd have to be pretty special to produce like he did if that is the case.

As mentioned above, I don't have much faith in Carolina GM Dan Morgan's ability to draft, but to the contrary, Cowboys draft maven Will McClay is highly respected and by all accounts the Cowboys really wanted him at 12.

Tet should be a target hog and a redzone weapon. I hope he's available for me at 1.04 in an upcoming SF draft.

 

[Ilov80s]

Bigger issue than any shortcomings he had is landing spot.

That's one of those teams I'm not trying to have a lot of exposure

I understand that but it’s also desperate for a true target hog and Bryce played well down the stretch last year. Heck if you didn’t know anything. And just tuned in for the final 1/3 of the season, you would have assumed Bryce was the star young QB everyone was excited about and Stroud was the bust.

 

[taylormeetstheismann]

And just tuned in for the final 1/3 of the season, you would have assumed Bryce was the star young QB everyone was excited about and Stroud was the bust.

Fact check true.

Things change fast.

 

[titusbramble]

Wyche on why Panthers drafted McMillan: They wanted 'a receiver with a huge catch radius' | 'The Insiders'

Say no accurate QBs are either on your roster or available in the draft without saying it

 

[joey]

Took Tet at 1.6 in FFPC 1QB TEP league. A very RB heavy start to the draft, plus Warren was taken. I was torn between Tet, Hunter and Loveland but went with the full time WR. Hope I don’t kick myself over this one
(I also have Legette fwiw so having whoever the WR1 is in an…up and coming?….offense was a slight tie breaker)
What the heck do I know?

Either way…giddy up!

 

[SanDawg]

Took Tet at 1.6 in FFPC 1QB TEP league. A very RB heavy start to the draft, plus Warren was taken. I was torn between Tet, Hunter and Loveland but went with the full time WR. Hope I don’t kick myself over this one
(I also have Legette fwiw so having whoever the WR1 is in an…up and coming?….offense was a slight tie breaker)
What the heck do I know?

Either way…giddy up!

Took him at 1.3 in one of my FFPC's as well. Have Young and a Best Ball so why not. Couldn't trust the whole Travis Hunter scenario. Hope it does not bite me in the a$$

 

[menobrown]

Took Tet at 1.6 in FFPC 1QB TEP league. A very RB heavy start to the draft, plus Warren was taken. I was torn between Tet, Hunter and Loveland but went with the full time WR. Hope I don’t kick myself over this one
(I also have Legette fwiw so having whoever the WR1 is in an…up and coming?….offense was a slight tie breaker)
What the heck do I know?

Either way…giddy up!

Took him at 1.3 in one of my FFPC's as well. Have Young and a Best Ball so why not. Couldn't trust the whole Travis Hunter scenario. Hope it does not bite me in the a$$

Just took him at 1.7 in a FFPC 1 QB TEP.

I assumed all week I'd be drafting a RB and did not think I'd be drafting him anywhere but this cost was good for me.

Fwiw I like the landing spot. Their defense is atrocious and their let their offensive minded head coach have who he wanted and I like that formula for the plans they have for him.

 

[TheDirtyWord]

Bigger issue than any shortcomings he had is landing spot.

That's one of those teams I'm not trying to have a lot of exposure

I understand that but it’s also desperate for a true target hog and Bryce played well down the stretch last year. Heck if you didn’t know anything. And just tuned in for the final 1/3 of the season, you would have assumed Bryce was the star young QB everyone was excited about and Stroud was the bust.

This actually will be one of the storylines in the lead up to the season for me - which is in those last 10 games when Young came back, he was pretty good. Panthers were 4-6

Not great…but capable although 15 passing TD’s, 5 rushing TD’s is pretty solid.

But considering how his career had been buried just 1-2 months earlier, the turnaround was low key remarkable and that feels quite overlooked at the moment.

I’d be a buyer.

 

[JohnnyU]

Tet McMillan has been compared to N'Keal Harry due to concerns about their ability to create separation in college and their reliance on physicality and size to win at the receiver position. However, some analysts are hesitant to draw a direct comparison, noting that McMillan is taller, faster, and more agile than Harry. N'Keal Harry ran a 4.53 at the combine and Tet scares me.

 

[msudaisy26]

Tet McMillan has been compared to N'Keal Harry due to concerns about their ability to create separation in college and their reliance on physicality and size to win at the receiver position. However, some analysts are hesitant to draw a direct comparison, noting that McMillan is taller, faster, and more agile than Harry. N'Keal Harry ran a 4.53 at the combine and Tet scares me.

Wasn't something similar said about Drake London too?

 

[JohnnyU]

Tet McMillan has been compared to N'Keal Harry due to concerns about their ability to create separation in college and their reliance on physicality and size to win at the receiver position. However, some analysts are hesitant to draw a direct comparison, noting that McMillan is taller, faster, and more agile than Harry. N'Keal Harry ran a 4.53 at the combine and Tet scares me.

Wasn't something similar said about Drake London too?

I don't remember, but I'd be willing to bet there are a lot of fantasy players who are in a N'Keal Harry support group and I really hope they get better soon.

 

[joey]

I never had N’keal rostered so I feel fortunate to be able to now share your pain

 

[Grahamburn]

Tet McMillan told teams on interviews that he doesn't watch much football and doesn't like to watch film or sit in the film room
His words not MoP and he was blunt about it according to Russini who made her way around the talk circuit yesterday in that silky blouse she had on
She actually spit out some decent tidbits yesterday, alerted everyone to Jax being a team that was on the move be it up or down
She was right since they were one of the few that traded within the 1st round.

It's not a good sign that he doesn't study film and didn't feel like it was a good idea when teams talked to him about it.
Imagine sitting there and telling teams you're not interested in watching film, at least he was honest
And of course he lands on the Panthers, that info meant nothing to them and that's why they keep picking in the top 5-10 every year

I'm simply repeating what Russini talked about on Dan LeBatard, and she's been eerily spot on with some of her info much to my dismay

He never said that to teams during interviews. It was a video during his freshman year, when some kid tried interviewing him while he was eating.
Strong NFL interest in drafting him should be ample confirmation of this. He went top 10. Dallas would have taken him at 12 if he was there. The Rams tried trading up for him. If he was dumb enough to tank team interviews, he would still be undrafted heading into Day 2.

Context is everything. That didn't sound right to me that he would be telling teams that in interviews. Thanks.

Yeah think about how dumb freshman in college are.

And it wasn’t even a real interview so who knows if he was even being serious or just trying to sound cool. It’s a non-story for me. If he slid then I might worry he still had that attitude or teams weren’t convinced he had a professional attitude but at this point, non issue for me.

He may not have slid, but thr Panthers aren't know as the best drifters either

Outside of the Ravens, how many teams are consistently good drafters?

Under Licht, the Bucs are No. 1 in the NFL with 1,873 games started and 132,091 snaps played from their own players drafted between the first through fifth rounds (2014-2024). All 38 of Licht's draft selections first-sixth rounds from 2019-2024 are on an NFL roster.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Tet McMillan told teams on interviews that he doesn't watch much football and doesn't like to watch film or sit in the film room
His words not MoP and he was blunt about it according to Russini who made her way around the talk circuit yesterday in that silky blouse she had on
She actually spit out some decent tidbits yesterday, alerted everyone to Jax being a team that was on the move be it up or down
She was right since they were one of the few that traded within the 1st round.

It's not a good sign that he doesn't study film and didn't feel like it was a good idea when teams talked to him about it.
Imagine sitting there and telling teams you're not interested in watching film, at least he was honest
And of course he lands on the Panthers, that info meant nothing to them and that's why they keep picking in the top 5-10 every year

I'm simply repeating what Russini talked about on Dan LeBatard, and she's been eerily spot on with some of her info much to my dismay

He never said that to teams during interviews. It was a video during his freshman year, when some kid tried interviewing him while he was eating.
Strong NFL interest in drafting him should be ample confirmation of this. He went top 10. Dallas would have taken him at 12 if he was there. The Rams tried trading up for him. If he was dumb enough to tank team interviews, he would still be undrafted heading into Day 2.

Context is everything. That didn't sound right to me that he would be telling teams that in interviews. Thanks.

Yeah think about how dumb freshman in college are.

And it wasn’t even a real interview so who knows if he was even being serious or just trying to sound cool. It’s a non-story for me. If he slid then I might worry he still had that attitude or teams weren’t convinced he had a professional attitude but at this point, non issue for me.

He may not have slid, but thr Panthers aren't know as the best drifters either

Outside of the Ravens, how many teams are consistently good drafters?

Under Licht, the Bucs are No. 1 in the NFL with 1,873 games started and 132,091 snaps played from their own players drafted between the first through fifth rounds (2014-2024). All 38 of Licht's draft selections first-sixth rounds from 2019-2024 are on an NFL roster.

I never got a chance to reply to my detractors in this original post outlining and questioning Tet McM work ethic and many were QUICK to jump on the video when he was a Freshman
I really don't think that was what Russini pinned her journalism skills to.

It came up again on interviews perhaps and none of us were in the room (Russini seems to get inside info but let's dismiss it, yeah?)
For some reason everyone believes every word in the media they hear about Shedeuer Sanders and all the criticism and fallout from his interviews
Does it surprise anyone that Tet McM lands in Carolina? It seems right on par for me

I like the kid in general, think he makes nice catches, he'll need a lot more than just some athleticism to make a career in Carolina

 

[travdogg]

I've never understood any N'Keal Harry comps. Basically, nothing in common with McMillan. Harry was always a bad pick by NE, he was a big reach at the time, who was mostly a screen player in college. McMillan wins at every level, but and was a top 10 pick. Comps to AJ Green feel fairer than Harry.

I'm 100% on board with McMillan at 1.4, even with the landing spot, which isn't really that bad anyway.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

I've never understood any N'Keal Harry comps. Basically, nothing in common with McMillan. Harry was always a bad pick by NE, he was a big reach at the time, who was mostly a screen player in college. McMillan wins at every level, but and was a top 10 pick. Comps to AJ Green feel fairer than Harry.

I'm 100% on board with McMillan at 1.4, even with the landing spot, which isn't really that bad anyway.

Projected Top 25 or close to it on every FF rankings site I can find right now in early May

 

[Faust]

Tetairoa McMillan - MockDraftable

Tetairoa McMillan - PlayerProfiler

 

[Faust]

John Frascella (Football)
Tetairoa McMillan looking nimble, adjusts to a bad throw, makes everything look easy as usual - top 5 player in this draft class

https://x.com/nflfrascella/status/1921584246931521567?s=61

 

[Faust]

'Something special' in Panthers' Young-McMillan connection?

 

[goose_egged]

I don't know if it means anything but of Tet's 1319 yards and 8 TDs, 648 of those yards and 5 of those TDs came against three opponents: New Mexico, Texas Tech and West Virginia, who ranked 126th, 129th and 133rd in pass defense respectively. Maybe you could perform a similar statistical exercise with a lot of other WRs but this one is pretty stark.