Tommy

Tremble

Tremble currently sits atop the tight end depth chart in Carolina but we saw the team deploy multiple personnel in rotation a season ago, something that could transpire again in the coming season considering the continuity of coaching. Tremble has yet to clear a modest 35 targets in a any of his four years in the league.

It was a nice way to end the season for Tremble, who was limited to 234 yards and two scores. He missed more than a month with a brain injury and temporarily lost the TE1 job to rookie TE Ja’Tavion Sanders. Tremble, an unrestricted free agent this offseason, will likely land elsewhere. He doesn’t have much chance to be fantasy relevant in 2025.

Sanders finishes his rookie campaign with 33 receptions for 342 yards. He shared the TE1 role with Tommy Tremble for most of the season, and proved somewhat valuable for fantasy purposes when Tremble missed a few weeks with a brain injury. Sanders overcame a serious neck injury to play the final few games of the season, though his route participation was very much limited. Sanders, who had three games with more than three catches, could be a late-round name to monitor in 2025 if the Panthers part ways with Tremble, who is a free agent this spring.

Tremble saw just two targets for the second week in a row. Despite the low target total, Tremble has still seen more looks in the passing game than rookie J’Tavion Sanders in each of their past two games. With both players holding low-volume roles, there isn’t a tight end of note for fantasy purposes in Carolina.

After a season-best eight targets in Week 13, Tremble’s target share was decimated by the return of Je’Tavion Sanders and Philly’s aggressive blitz-heavy game plan. He’s more of a TE2 at this point, though at least he didn’t treat a deep Bryce Young pass like a punt return as Sanders did in this one.

Sanders was spotted on the practice field for the first session of the week after missing all three of last week’s practice and Sunday’s game with the neck issue. The rookie was starting to build momentum before suffering the neck injury in Week 12. He has topped 40 yards in four of his past six games and scored his first career touchdown in Week 10. If healthy, Sanders would shuffle into the back of the TE2 ranks this week.

Tremble did a good job of making himself available to Bryce Young against the blitz. The tight end got loose against broken coverage, picking up a big gain early on and was able to put together a usable PPR outing. He is a volatile TE2 against the Eagles in Week 14.

Sanders suffered a frightening head/neck injury late in the first half and was carted off the field. The rookie was reportedly taken straight to a nearby hospital, where he was to undergo testing and treatment for the neck injury. Sanders had three grabs for 49 yards before leaving the contest. Tommy Tremble will function as Carolina’s TE1 with Sanders sidelined.

Tremble was listed as questionable with a back injury, but won’t be able to go against the New Orleans defense. That should lead to more snaps — and hopefully more targets — for Ja’Tavion Sanders.

Sanders not only had one target, but it didn’t occur until there was 43 seconds left in the game. The rookie tight end did come in as an injury question mark, but it’s certainly worth noting that he’s had much more chemistry with Andy Dalton than Bryce Young. Tommy Tremble had just two catches for 12 yards, so neither tight end exactly lit up the scoreboard in the two-score loss. Sanders will be a high-risk TE2 in Week 9 against the Saints, and fantasy managers who roster him may need Dalton to be back in order to put him in the lineup.