Ja'Tavion SandersOut · Coach's Decision

TECarolina Panthers · Age 23 · 6'4" 243 lbs · Texas · 3rd season

Drafted 2024, round 4, pick 101 overall by CAR · TE5 on the CAR depth chart

2025 finishTE5054.0 pts · 12 games

Dynasty value1,386TE53 · #403 overall · +1% this week

Player archetype

Reliable hands85% catch rate, top 1% of TEs

From his 2025 season, compared with other TEs with a real workload. Stats: nflverse (Pro Football Reference, NFL Next Gen Stats).

News

Injury reportOut · Coach's DecisionSource: Sleeper

Sanders (coach's decision) is inactive against the Eagles on Sunday, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.2026-10-18 · RotoWire via ESPN
Sanders (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Browns, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.2026-09-27 · RotoWire via ESPN
Sanders (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Falcons, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.2026-09-20 · RotoWire via ESPN
Sanders (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Bears, Darin Gantt of the team's official site reports.2026-09-13 · RotoWire via ESPN

Season finishes

Season	Team	G	Finish	Pts	PPG	PPG rank	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD
	CAR	12	TE50	54.0	4.5	TE48	34	29	190	1
	CAR	15	TE36	73.2	4.9	TE38	43	33	342	1

Click a season for its game log. Regular season only. Finish = rank among all TEs by total fantasy points; PPG rank counts players who played at least half the games.

Stats from nflverse, updated 2026-10-26. Injury report and photo from Sleeper; headlines link to ESPN. Dynasty value is FFBGM's (Superflex, PPR) from real Sleeper trades: see all rankings.