Raheim Sanders RB

CLE — Week 1 at JAX, who allow the 31st-most points to RBs — recently Jonathan Taylor put up 14.4 on them (W17), Tony Pollard put up 6.5 on them (W18).

Should you start Raheim Sanders this week?

Raheim Sanders projects 0.1 PPR points in week 1 at JAX — the 31st-ranked matchup for RBs, averaging 4.7 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at RB — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.

The week 1 angle vs JAX: 85.6 rushing yards a game allowed at 3.94 a carry · 0.8 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 31st-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how JAX defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.

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→ snap % 25.8 → 25.8 (0%) · ↑ carries/gm 6.8 → 8 (+18%)
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 1 proj
0.1
PPR · 0.1 std
Matchup
31st
JAX vs RBs
Form
4.7
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

What Vegas expects (week 1): 9% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.

Usage & TD luck (2025): 25.8% offensive snaps · 6.8 carries/game · 4.3% target share. TD luck: 1 scored vs 2.4 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Compare Raheim Sanders in Start/Sit Try in the Trade Analyzer

Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W1@ JAX Sun, Sep 13 0.10.10.1 31st · tough
W2@ TB Sun, Sep 20 0.20.20.2 16th
W3vs CAR Sun, Sep 27 0.20.30.3 9th
W4vs PIT Thu, Oct 1 0.20.20.2 28th · tough
W5@ NYJ Sun, Oct 11 0.20.20.3 1st · soft
W6vs BAL Sun, Oct 18 0.20.20.2 14th

The matchup

2025 game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W18CIN5 car, 26 yd · 1/1 rec, 7 yd 3.33.84.3
W17PIT8 car, 21 yd · 1/2 rec, 10 yd 3.13.64.1
W16BUF11 car, 42 yd · 1/1 rec, 4 yd 4.65.15.6
W1CIN3 car, 3 yd, 1 TD 6.36.36.3
Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly. Matchup ranks read 1–32, where 1st allows the most points to the position — the matchup you want.