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Ja'Tavion Sanders Stats2025

TE · 6'4" · 251 lbs · 2025 season
Carolina Panthers logoCarolina Panthers
Usage starter (TE1)Active — Sanders could have to battle for a roster spot for the remainder of the preseason after the Panthers signed veteran tight end Darren Waller to a one-year deal Wednesday, Mike Kaye of ESPN.com reports.Contract: $1.2M/yr
Fantasy pts/G
4.2
Games
13
Value Score
88
34
Targets
2025 season
29
Receptions
190 rec yds
1
Rec TD
2025 season
49th
TE fantasy rank
PPR · 13 games
190
Rec yards
0 rush yds
73%
Consistency
Above 2.1 pts

Fantasy production — weekly

PPR · 2025

Hover a week for PPR breakdown · dashed line = league-average QB

Recent form — last 10 games

Fantasy pts per game

DVP — recent matchups

Opponent rank vs TE

How soft or tough each recent defense was vs TEs — lower rank = more fantasy points allowed.

WkOpponentDVP rankResultFantasy
W10vs NO#16 vs TEL 7–178.2
W11@ ATL#16 vs TEW 30–276.2
W12@ SF#16 vs TEL 9–201.6
W15@ NO#16 vs TEL 17–202.5
W16vs TB#16 vs TEW 23–208.9

Game log

2025 regular season
WkOpponentStat lineFantasy pts
16vs TB2/2 rec · 9 yds · 1 TD8.9
15at NO2/2 rec · 5 yds2.5
12at SF1/1 rec · 6 yds1.6
11at ATL4/4 rec · 22 yds6.2
10vs NO5/5 rec · 32 yds8.2
9at GB1/1 rec · 5 yds1.5
8vs BUF3/3 rec · 19 yds4.9
7at NYJ0/2 rec · 0 yds0.0
3vs ATL2/2 rec · 11 yds3.1
2at ARI7/9 rec · 54 yds12.4

2025 season totals

Regular season · 11 games
Targets
34
Receptions
29
Rec yds
190
Rec TD
1
Rush yds
0
Fantasy pts
54.0

Stat rankings vs league

TE · 2025
Targets / game#45
2.6avg 2.3
Receptions / game#39
2.2avg 1.7
Rec yards / game#52
14.6avg 16.8
Rec TD / game#63
0.10avg 0.10
Fantasy pts / game#49
4.2avg 4.2

Consistency & rec yds / game

Last 5 games · 2025 game log

Consistency — last 5

73% reliable
W10
8.2
W11
6.2
W12
1.6
W15
2.5
W16
8.9

8 of 11 games above 2.1+ pts

Rec yds / game

By yard bucket
0–24
8
25–49
2
50–74
1
75–99
0
100+
0

Most games in 0–24 yds range

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4.2Fantasy pts/G18.9
29Receptions126
190Rec yds1,239
1Rec TD11
34Targets169

Red zone usage

PBP · 2025
Red zone TDs
1
Total RZ touches
8
Goal-line
0
Salary & contract
Cap Hit (2026)
$1.29M
Average Salary (AAV)$1.2M
Contract Value$5M
Guaranteed$874K
Free Agent2028

Contract data from Spotrac

Value Score
88
Top 12% of TEs for production relative to cap hit ($1.3M/yr), among 94 with cap/salary on file.
Team context
Team record8–9
Division1st
Depth chartTE1 · usage + official
Offense rank
Splits
Yds/GFPts/G
Home17.86.3
Away17.04.1
vs top-10 TE D
vs bottom-10 TE D
In wins9.43.9
In losses23.85.7
Fantasy by year
SeasonPPR / G
2025
4.2

PPR avg / game · 2021+ seasons

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