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Ja'Tavion Sanders Carolina Panthers · #0

Tight End · 6' 4", 252 lbs · Denton, TX · Age 23

Ja'Tavion Sanders is a Tight End for the Carolina Panthers, drafted 101st overall, 2024. In 2025 he caught 29 passes for 190 yards and 1 touchdowns.

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Ja'Tavion Sanders

Season avg29 rec · 190 yds · 1 td

Career avg62 rec · 532 yds · 2 td

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

29rec

190yds

1td

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Scouting report

Ja'Tavion Sanders — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

B-

Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Ja'Tavion Sanders is a Tight End for the Carolina Panthers, drafted 101st overall, 2024. In 2025 he caught 29 passes for 190 yards and 1 touchdowns.

Receiving

C-

Big-play

Scoring

B-

Receiving yards

Strong · offense

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Volume

Excellent · offense

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Scoring

Strong · offense

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C-

Big-play

Solid · offense

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Target share

Strong · offense

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Act II

Where Ja'Tavion Sanders stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #412 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

61Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Ja'Tavion Sanders — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+

Receiving

190 YDS

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A+

Volume

29 REC

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C-

Big-play

6.6 Y/R

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A+

Scoring

1 TD

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The engine

How the model sees Ja'Tavion Sanders

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026 modeled

rec

29–33

245

rec yds

185–306

1–1

targets

34–41

games

13–15

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.

What moves the rec line vs last season

Last season 29 → projected 31 rec

Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Net vs last season+1.9 rec

Everything it reads

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2 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 23 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 16 / 13

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Ja'Tavion Sanders career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Rec	Yds	TD	Tgt	Y/R
2024	16	33	342	1	43	10.4
2025	13	29	190	1	34	6.6
Career	29	62	532	2	77

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Elijah Higgins 98%Foster Moreau 97%Jeremy Ruckert 97%Tommy Tremble 97%Austin Hooper 97%Gunnar Helm 95%

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Context

Are the Carolina Panthers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record

86off index

76def index

+28net

76%playoff odds

60roster

Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades A- (86), defense B- (76) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 77, pass rush 53, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Ja'Tavion Sanders

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2003-03-27

The beginning

Ja'Tavion Sanders is a Tight End for the Carolina Panthers, in his 3rd NFL season.

Carolina Panthers

Turning pro

Drafted 101st overall, 2024 as a Tight End.

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Ja'Tavion Sanders is a Carolina Panthers tight end, drafted 101st overall, 2024.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2024–2025) he has caught 62 passes for 532 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 29 passes for 190 yards and 1 touchdown in 2025.

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Sanders's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Ja’Tavion Sanders All Targets & Catches 2023 Season ▶ JaTavion Sanders Highlights vs Alabama 2023 | Texas Longhorns Football ▶ Ja'Tavion Sanders hurdles over Saints defense for Panthers longest play of season ▶ Ja’Tavion Sanders Week 6 Highlights: Every Target and Catch Vs Falcons

Off the field

Measurables

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Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 252 lbs
Draft: 101st overall, 2024
Born: Denton, TX
Age: 23
Jersey: #0

Background

Ja'Tavion Sanders is from Denton, TX and is 23 years old. He was drafted 101st overall, 2024 and plays tight end at 6' 4", 252 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2024–2025) he has caught 62 passes for 532 yards and 2 touchdowns. Sanders is currently on the Carolina Panthers roster.

The person

Ja'Tavion Sanders is a rotational tight end who has caught 62 passes for 532 yards and 2 touchdowns across 2 seasons (2024–2025).

Receiving62 career receptions for 532 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Best season33 catches for 342 yards in 2024.

Draft pedigree101st overall, 2024.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Ja'Tavion Sanders — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Ja'Tavion Sanders, answered.

What position does Ja'Tavion Sanders play?

Ja'Tavion Sanders is a Tight End for the Carolina Panthers.

When was Ja'Tavion Sanders drafted?

Ja'Tavion Sanders was drafted 101st overall, 2024.

How many seasons has Ja'Tavion Sanders played?

2 (2024–2025).

What are Ja'Tavion Sanders's career stats?

He has caught 62 passes for 532 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Ja'Tavion Sanders career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Ja'Tavion Sanders Carolina Panthers · #0

Ja'Tavion Sanders — the report card

Where Ja'Tavion Sanders stands

Ja'Tavion Sanders — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Ja'Tavion Sanders

Ja'Tavion Sanders career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Carolina Panthers built to win?

The Ballad of Ja'Tavion Sanders

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Chapter

Off the field

Ja'Tavion Sanders — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Weekly matchups

Injury history

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