2. Carolina Panthers
After taking upsetting wins over the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys this season, the (5-4) Panthers are surprising many in the league. While the Panthers had a deep group of receivers before the start of the 2025 campaign, they traded Adam Thielen back to Minnesota. Hunter Renfrow is still there as a reliable presence behind rookie Tetairoa McMillan and other youngsters, among Xavier Legette and Jalen Coker, but they could use another. The Panthers might come close to a wild-card contention, and Boyd might have some firepower to anchor the experience of this receiver unit.
