Ja'TavionSanders

News: 1 day agoSanders recorded zero targets during Sunday's 26-21 loss to the Broncos.

Spin: Sanders was active for the first time this season. However, he didn't log any offensive snaps and spent all his time on special teams. The 23-year-old has appeared in 30 regular-season games during his career, amassing 62 catches (77 targets) for 532 yards and two touchdowns. Sanders has had a few quality performances throughout his short NFL career, though he likely won't have an opportunity to get involved offensively moving ahead while Tommy Tremble and Darren Waller are in the mix.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Sanders is back as a pass-catching tight end in Carolina, though he's unlikely to see a larger share of the target pie with veteran Darren Waller now in the mix. Sanders - a 2024 fourth-round pick - flashed as a rookie with a 33-342-1 receiving line while playing 55% of Carolina's offensive snaps and handling 9.1% of the targets across 16 games. He simply didn't progress in Year 2, posting a 29-190-1 line while playing 52% of the snaps and handling a 10% target share in 12 healthy games. Sanders has been an inefficient short-range target with little goal line activity thus far (four career end zone targets), placing the 23-year-old well off the fantasy radar.