CHARLOTTE — Midway through his rookie season, Tetairoa McMillan has already made a mark on the Carolina Panthers, and for that matter, the NFL as a whole. He currently has 37 receptions for 512 yards, second amongst all rookie pass catchers in the NFL this season, behind only Emeka Egbuka (Tampa Bay). That yardage is also good for 11th overall in the entire league.

Furthermore, in the annals of rookie receivers in NFL history, McMillan is on pace to finish in the Top 15 for best rookie seasons in modern NFL history (since the 1970 merger).

But on Wednesday, when McMillan was asked to step back and assess the first half of his first season, the rookie thought for a second, shrugged, then answered "average."

The word average doesn't seem to apply in a situation where a guy is knocking o

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