CHARLOTTE — The Panthers held onto a pair of young receivers who had key roles last season on Wednesday.
The team placed exclusive rights free agent tenders on wide receivers Jalen Coker and Brycen Tremayne, securing them for the 2026 season.
As ERFAs (which are players with fewer than three years of experience), they didn't have the ability to negotiate with other teams anyway. (You can see the team's full list of free agents here.)
Coker was second on the team with 394 receiving yards last year, and had three touchdowns, emerging late in the year as a solid complement to offensive rookie of the year Tetairoa McMillan. In the final five games of the season, as the Panthers made their playoff push, Coker had 19 catches for 244 yards and three scores.
He also had nine catches for 134 yards and a touchdown in the wild card game against the Rams.
He missed the first six games of last year with a quad injury that landed him on injured reserve.
After making the team last year as an undrafted rookie from Holy Cross, he played in 11 games and caught 32 passes for 478 yards and two touchdowns.
Tremayne was one of the team's top special teams players last year, and was second on the team in special teams tackles with 15.
He also had 14 catches for 160 yards in spot duty on offense.
Check out some of our favorite photos of wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan throughout the 2025 season.
Tetairoa McMillan speaks during introductory Carolina Panthers press conference at Bank of America Stadium following his selection in the 2025 NFL Draft.
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The Carolina Panthers take on the Miami Dolphins on Oct. 5, 2025, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC. (Photo by Alex Herko//Carolina Panthers)
The Carolina Panthers face the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025 at Bank of America Stadium, in Charlotte, NC.
The Carolina Panthers take on the Dallas Cowboys on Oct. 12, 2025 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC. (Photo by Laura Wolff/Carolina Panthers)
The Carolina Panthers take on the Buffalo Bills on Oct. 26, 2025, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC.
The Carolina Panthers face the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025 in Charlotte, NC at Bank of America Stadium. (Photo by Lester Barnes/Carolina Panthers)
The Carolina Panthers face the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA.
The Carolina Panthers face the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA.
The Carolina Panthers face the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA.
The Carolina Panthers face the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA.
The Carolina Panthers face the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA.
The Carolina Panthers face the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA.
The Carolina Panthers showcase shoes for the My Cause My Cleats initiative on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC.
The Carolina Panthers face the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, CA.
The Carolina Panthers face the Los Angeles Rams Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025 at Bank Of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC.
The Carolina Panthers face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025 at Bank of American Stadium in Charlotte, NC.
The Carolina Panthers face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL
The Carolina Panthers face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL
The Carolina Panthers practice for the Playoffs on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026 at Bank Of America Stadium, in Charlotte, NC.
The Carolina Panthers face the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026 at Bank Of America Stadium, in Charlotte, NC.
The Carolina Panthers face the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026 at Bank Of America Stadium, in Charlotte, NC.
The Carolina Panthers face the Los Angeles Rams in the Wild Card round on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2025 at Bank of American Stadium in Charlotte, NC.
The Carolina Panthers hold camp on Tuesday, Jul. 29, 2025 in Charlotte, NC.
The Carolina Panthers hold camp Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC.
