Ja'Tavion Sanders
2025 Season Outlooks
Sanders should be the No. 1 tight end for the Panthers this season, but he's not worth drafting in the majority of leagues. At best, you can add Sanders off the waiver wire if he starts off the season playing well. Sanders had a quiet rookie season in 2024 with 33 catches for 342 yards and one touchdown on 43 targets. He should get more chances to produce this year, but Carolina has a crowded receiving corps with Tetairoa McMillan, Xavier Legette, Adam Thielen and Jalen Coker. There's a good chance Bryce Young can lean on Sanders more than we expect, but he needs to prove it first before Fantasy managers can rely on him. It wouldn't be a surprise to see him emerge as a starter in deeper leagues.
Sanders is headed into his second NFL season following a solid rookie campaign in which he played 55% of Carolina's offensive snaps. He flashed a bit while playing an expanded role when Tommy Tremble was sidelined for four games near midseason (5.0 targets and 10.9 fantasy points per game), but the rookie was limited to a situational role in the 11 games Tremble was active (2.0 targets and 2.6 PPG). Sanders will be a candidate for more work in his second season, but he's still very young (22) and will continue to share work with Tremble. The 2024 fourth-round pick is only worth a late flier in deeper leagues.
2025 Fantasy Football Rankings
Standard
#207
PPR
#221
Half-PPR
#184
Superflex
#260
2025 Fantasy Football Draft Projections
| Rush Yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | 45.3 | 463.3 | 2.7 |
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2025 Average Draft Position (ADP)
Standard
#236
Pick 20.08
PPR
#250
Pick 21.10
Half-PPR
#261
Pick 22.09
Superflex
#259
Pick 22.07
Injury Risk
Medium
Depth Chart
- 1. Ja'Tavion Sanders
- 2. Tommy Tremble
- 3. Mitchell Evans
- 4. James Mitchell
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