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The main focus on wide receivers with the Panthers this offseason has been on Kelvin Benjamin’s return from last year’s torn ACL.

Benjamin has made steady progress and is expected to be ready for a full workload when the season gets underway. Benjamin’s not the only wideout expected to give the offense a different look this year, however.

Devin Funchess hurt his hamstring early and got off to a slow start in his rookie season with 10 catches and a touchdown in the first eight games last year, but the second-round pick made more of an impact as the season progressed. He had 21 catches and four touchdowns over the final eight games. Funchess added another touchdown in the playoffs and coach Ron Rivera said his improvement has continued since Super Bowl 50.

“Oh, he’s light years ahead of where he was,” Rivera said, via the team’s website. “He’s confident, he’s very comfortable in our system, he understands it. He’s shown his abilities, and they’re really coming through very nicely. If you ask me who is having a good [offseason], I’d say he is.”

The Panthers drafted Funchess to create a package of big targets for Benjamin and tight end Greg Olsen, but never got a chance to deploy it last year. They should get the chance this season and defenses will have a tough time keeping everyone under wraps if Funchess’ production lives up to Rivera’s praise.