CHARLOTTE — Panthers wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan is still waiting on his first NFL touchdown. And he puzzled about that for a bit. But he's stopped thinking about it lately.

That, in and of itself, is a sign of the maturity they see in him.

"I'm not really worried about it, man," McMillan said this week when the question came up. "God never makes a mistake, so when the time comes and it happens, it's meant to be."

McMillan has done everything but get in the end zone to start his career. The No. 8 overall pick has 24 catches for 351 yards in his first five games. Other than Tampa Bay's Emeka Egbuka (who's out there running around without Mike Evans or Chris Godwin), no first-year player has more receiving yards.

He's on pace for 1,193 yards this season, which would put him tied fo

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