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Ja'Tavion Sanders

RANK #2852025 RESULTS · FULL-PPRTE47TE · Carolina PanthersAge 236' 4"2025 season

Games

Targets

Receptions

190

Rec yards

Rec TD

FPTS (PPR)

4.2

FPTS / game

TIER 6 · #285 OVERALLDepth piece — #47 among tight ends

Ja'Tavion Sanders is ranked #47 among 115 eligible NFL tight ends. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up. His final five games came in 1.6 points per game below his average, and the workload confirms it: 2.8 touches/game over that stretch vs 3.1 on the season — a real role change worth monitoring.

Percentile60%

2025 season results · Computed from official box scores · Full-PPR scoring, ranked by last-season total points · updated July 27

VALUE PICK

Ja'Tavion Sanders 2026 fantasy outlook

4.9Proj FPTS · ~64 / 13 games

1.6–8.2Typical game · middle 50%

#2301QB draft rank

#250Superflex rank

#247 · TE47Scoring rank · position

170.1ADP (ESPN drafts)

We rank him #230 overall and TE47 in 1QB Full-PPR drafts versus an ADP of 170.1 — the market drafts him 211 spots later than we rank him. Strong value if he's still there. Projection drivers: shrinking workload (2.8 touches/gm late vs 3.1 season), late-season gains in per-touch efficiency.

INJURY RISK Medium^?AGE/WORKLOAD RISK Low^?ROLE SECURITY Unsettled^?How we grade risk

Projection updated July 27 · ESPN ADP updated July 27 · Range = 25th–75th percentile of his 2025 game log

CAR 2026 schedule — bye week 5

17 GAMES · SEASON STARTS SEPT

CHI

@ATL

@CLE

DET

BYE

@PHI

@GB

DEN

W10

@NO

W11

BAL

W12

@TB

W13

@MIN

W14

W15

CIN

W16

@PIT

W17

SEA

W18

ATL

Plan around the week-5 bye when pairing Sanders with other TEs on your roster.

Ja'Tavion Sanders consistency and floor

13 GAMES

Floor (p10)

4.2

Average

8.9

Ceiling (p90)

Consistency75%+ of average delivered46%

Boom rate125%+ of average31%

Bust rateunder half of average38%

4.2

Season avg FPTS

3.4

Last 10 FPTS

2.6

Last 5 FPTS

Sanders vs other tight ends

PERCENTILE · 115 RANKED

Targets3463

Receptions2968

Rec yards19058

Rec TD159

Fantasy PPG4.265

Percentile among all ranked NFL tight ends · 99 = best

Sanders fantasy points, last 13 games

2025 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUST

SEASON HIGH 12.4SEASON LOW 0LAST 5 AVG 2.6

Ja'Tavion Sanders game log — 2025

■ BOOM · ■ BUST

WK	OPP	RESULT	TGT	REC	REC YDS	REC TD	FPTS
17	SEA	L 27-10	0	0	0	0	0
16	TB	W 23-20	2	2	9	1	8.9
15	@NO	L 20-17	2	2	5	0	2.5
13	LAR	W 31-28	0	0	0	0	0
12	@SF	L 20-9	1	1	6	0	1.6
11	@ATL	W 30-27 OT	4	4	22	0	6.2
10	NO	L 17-7	5	5	32	0	8.2
9	@GB	W 16-13	1	1	5	0	1.5
8	BUF	L 40-9	3	3	19	0	4.9
7	@NYJ	W 13-6	2	0	0	0	0
3	ATL	W 30-0	2	2	11	0	3.1
2	@ARI	L 27-22	9	7	54	0	12.4
1	@JAX	L 26-10	3	2	27	0	4.7

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QIs Ja'Tavion Sanders a good fantasy pick?

He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #285 overall, #47 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.

QWhat round should Ja'Tavion Sanders be drafted in?

His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 170.1 (roughly round 15 in a 12-team league). We rank him #230 in 1QB Full-PPR drafts, so he is a value at that price.

QHow many fantasy points will Ja'Tavion Sanders score in 2026?

We project 4.9 PPR points per game across an expected 13 games — approximately 64 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 1.6 and 8.2 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #247 in projected scoring (#230 on the 1QB draft board once positional value is applied).

QHow consistent is Ja'Tavion Sanders for fantasy?

He delivered at least 75% of his average in 46% of games, with a floor of 0 and a ceiling of 8.9 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 31% of games and busted (under half his average) in 38%.

Answers computed by TurfSplit from official box scores.