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Timing is everything and when it came time to hit free agency, Carolina Panthers running back Miles Sanders picked the perfect time to have a career year with the Philadelphia Eagles — rushing 259 times for 1,269 yards and 11 TDs just in time to hit the open market.
Below, we look at Miles Sanders‘ 2023 fantasy football average draft position (ADP) and where you should draft him.
Unlike the veteran-laden Eagles, the Panthers are much more of a work in progress. After holding a fire sale at the trade deadline, the Panthers come into 2023 with a rookie QB, three free-agent receiver signees and Sanders as their primary RB — hoping an overhaul will translate into wins.
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Miles Sanders’ ADP: 59.62
(ADP data courtesy of MyFantasyLeague.com; last updated at time of this publishing – ADPs continually change as more drafts occur)
Sanders has found himself dropping a bit in ADP rankings over the last couple of weeks — going from a late-RB2 to an early RB3 who currently checks in at RB21. With a solid track record in Philadelphia, he is head and shoulders the top back on the Panthers depth chart, but so are the guys in his vicinity.
Sanders current ADP finds him being taken slightly behind Houston Texans RB Dameon Pierce (55.31) and the Minnesota Vikings’ Alexander Mattison (56.64) and narrowly ahead of the Los Angeles Rams’ Cam Akers (60.04) and the Arizona Cardinals’ James Conner (60.21).
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Miles Sanders’ 2022 stats
Games: 17
Carries | rushing yards: 259 | 1,269
Rushing touchdowns: 11
Receptions | receiving yards: 20 | 78
Receiving touchdowns: 0
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Where should you draft Sanders?
This is a tough call because Sanders is in completely new surroundings as one of a slew of offensive imports in Carolina, but the key to having success with any young QB is having a strong running game — something the Panthers have had for years.
Sanders proved last year on the Eagles’ Super Bowl run that he could be the main running threat over the course of a 17-game season and he may be counted on even more with the Panthers. He was used as part of a platoon system his 1st 3 years so his breakout season last year was more than 400 rushing yards more than his previous high.
His draft position is about right — he’s a coin-flip pick with both Mattison and Pierce. However, he shouldn’t drop any further than his current positioning because he should be a better fantasy prospect than either Akers or Conner. There are plenty of questions in Carolina with so many new skill position players, but Sanders has the ability to make the switch and be a productive fantasy back with the Panthers.
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