CAR — Week 9 vs DEN, who allow the 9th-most points to TEs — recently Trey McBride put up 17.1 on them (W7), Noah Gray put up 7.5 on them (W8).
Ja'Tavion Sanders projects 0.2 PPR points in week 9 vs DEN — the 9th-ranked matchup for TEs. Start him if that clears your other options at TE — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.
The week 9 angle vs DEN: 246.6 passing yards a game allowed (6.47/attempt) · 1.4 TDs/gm through the air · 0.9 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 9th-most fantasy points allowed to TEs. Receipts and the full profile: how DEN defends TEs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 9): 5% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2025 · 12 games, last season — no games yet this year): 48.3% offensive snaps · 2.8 targets/game, 9.2% target share · 5.3% air-yard share (aDOT 4.8) · 2.4 catches for 15.8 yards/game, 1 TD. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
Compare Ja'Tavion Sanders in Start/Sit Try in the Trade Analyzer
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W9 | vs DEN | Sun, Nov 8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 9th |
| W10 | @ NO | Sun, Nov 15 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 7th · soft |
| W11 | vs BAL | Sun, Nov 22 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 15th |
| W12 | @ TB | Mon, Nov 30 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 12th |
| W13 | @ MIN | Sun, Dec 6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 32nd · tough |
| W14 | vs NO | Sun, Dec 13 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 7th · soft |