The Carolina Panthers will face the Atlanta Falcons in Week 18. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding RB Miles Sanders.
Is Miles Sanders Playing in Week 18?
With Chuba Hubbard out, the Panthers were forced to go with Raheem Blackshear and Mike Boone last week. It looks like they will get Sanders back from his ankle sprain this week, though.
He was designated to return from IR and practiced in full on Wednesday and Friday around a limited session on Thursday. He carries a questionable designation for what would be his first appearance since Week 10.
Should You Start or Sit Miles Sanders in Week 18?
Sanders (ankle) averaged 3.3 yards per carry last season and wasn’t efficient this year in his limited work before landing on IR (3.7 yards per carry on 38 carries) ahead of Week 11.
Chuba Hubbard vacates plenty of volume, but how valuable is this role really? Hubbard has produced below expectations on a per-touch basis, and if the touch distribution is unknown, assigning value to any backup RB is a risk I’m not willing to take.
The scoring equity is limited in this Carolina offense as is, and that certainly doesn’t change when playing a motivated Falcons team looking to win the division. Sanders has scored just twice on 215 touches with the franchise; if he can’t add to that total, you’re swimming upstream to mine top-30 value from anyone in this backfield.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 18 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Miles Sanders’ Fantasy Points Projection in Week 18
As of Sunday, Sanders is projected to score 0 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 0 rushing attempts for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns. It also includes 0 receptions for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns.
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Miles Sanders’ Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 11:45 PM ET on Saturday, January 25.Â
Conference Championship RB PPR Rankings
1) Saquon Barkley | PHI (vs. WAS)
2) James Cook | BUF (at KC)
3) Brian Robinson Jr. | WAS (at PHI)
4) Isiah Pacheco | KC (vs. BUF)
5) Kareem Hunt | KC (vs. BUF)
6) Austin Ekeler | WAS (at PHI)
7) Ray Davis | BUF (at KC)
8) Ty Johnson | BUF (at KC)
9) Samaje Perine | KC (vs. BUF)
10) Kenneth Gainwell | PHI (vs. WAS)
11) Jeremy McNichols | WAS (at PHI)
12) Will Shipley | PHI (vs. WAS)
13) Carson Steele | KC (vs. BUF)
14) Reggie Gilliam | BUF (at KC)
15) Chris Rodriguez Jr. | WAS (at PHI)
