Raheim SandersCleveland Browns
RB/Cleveland Browns

Raheim Sanders

Age 24.3 · 2nd season · 6'0", 217 lb · South Carolina · undrafted or pre-2015
01

Overview

2026 so far5 games

Points a game
3.4
RB65 of 115
Carry share
7%
66th of 66 RBs
Touches a game
4.0
12 targets
Expected PPR a game
4.1
+0.5 a game vs usage
Role: change-of-pace back
  • stuffed on 0% of runs (1st of 66 RBs)
  • 4.78 yards a carry (15th of 66 RBs)
  • 0 of CLE's 4 carries inside the 5
  • 7% of CLE's carries (66th of 66 RBs)

Ranked among 66 qualified RBs this season.

02

Week 6

Lines Oct 14
CLE
VS
Sun · Oct 18 · 1:00 PM ET
Huntington Bank Field
BAL
LineBAL -4.5Total41.5CLE implied18.5Rest7 days (BAL 7)Forecast59°F, wind 11 mph
Our Week 6 projection
3.8pts
RB50
Bench
2.8carries9rush yds2.4tgt1.9rec13rec yds0.12TD

Updated Oct 14, 2026, built on a CLE team total of 18.5. Rank is among every RB we project this week.

Baltimore Ravens defense vs RBs
#10of 32 in fantasy points allowed to RBs (1 = stingiest)
StingiestSoftest
PPR a game
18.8
rush yds
84
rec
4.2
TD
0.8

Allowed to RBs per game across 5 games. Best games against them: Jonathan Taylor (W1, 25.1 PPR, 19 car 98 ry, 3/4 23 rec); Javonte Williams (W3, 18.3 PPR, 19 car 98 ry, 2/3 5 rec); Bijan Robinson (W5, 15.8 PPR, 17 car 86 ry, 4/7 32 rec).

EPA ranks entering Week 6: #23 against the pass, #13 against the run (1 = best defense).

Where BAL gives up receiving fantasy points to RBs
#12
BAL's average rank in the zones where Sanders gets his targets, weighted by his share there (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest).
Left
Middle
Right
Deep 20+
0.0#1
0.0#1
0.0#1
Middle 10–19
0.0#1
0.0#1
0.0#1
Short 0–9
25%0.7#9
0.5#10
0.4#9
Behind line
42%0.9#12
0.0#1
33%1.0#13

Runs by directionRB rushing points allowed a game

Left
Middle
Right
Rushing
11%5.3#16
33%1.0#2
56%6.9#30
StingySoft

Big number: receiving fantasy points BAL allows a game to RBs in that zone. # = its rank of 32. Green tag = Raheim Sanders's share of his targets in that zone this season. Depth is air yards at the catch point; 5 games, through Week 5. Tap a zone for the detail.

Week 5: projected vs. actual
Projected
4.2
RB50
Actual
1.8
Difference
−2.4

3-12 rush, 1-1 rec on 1 tgt

Do defensive matchups actually matter? Our study ›

03

Game log

2026 · through W5
Fantasy pointsOur projection that weekSeason average 3.4
051015.622.139.143.652.3051014.121.637.142.651.8051012.621.135.141.651.3

Every gametap a game for the detail

D# = the opponent's rank against RBs entering that week (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest). Finish = his rank at RB that week.

04

Usage

Snap shareCarry shareTarget share
0%25%50%75%100%W1W2W3W4W529%13%3%

What changedlast 3 full games vs. before

W1, W2W3, W4, W5Change
Snap share27.0%35.3%+8.3
Carry share6.7%7.7%+1.0
Target share8.5%8.6%+0.1
Carries a game1.52.0+0.5
Targets a game2.02.7+0.7

Games he left injured are left out of both sides.

CLE backfieldshare of team carries, 2026

Raheim Sanders
7.1%
Share of team targets
Raheim Sanders
8.6%

Season to date, games each player played.

Role details2026, through Week 5

Red-zone tgt share
0%
0 red-zone targets
Red-zone carry share
0%
0 red-zone carries
Goal-line share
0%
0 carries inside the 5
Snap share
32.0%
05

Advanced

PoorAverageGreat
Fantasy points a game2+ games
3.4
25
20
15
Carry share2+ games
7.1%
1
Red-zone carry share2+ games
0.0%
3
Target share2+ games
8.6%
53
Rush success rateneeds 25+ carries
33.3%
EPA per carryneeds 25+ carries
-0.02
Yards after contactneeds 25+ carries
2.38
Broken tackles per carryneeds 25+ carries
0.0%
10+ yard run rateneeds 25+ carries
11.1%
Stuff rateneeds 25+ carries
0.0%
Expected points a game2+ games
4.1
16

Percentile against the RBs on our charts (each stat's minimum is next to it), 2026 through Week 5. 50 is the middle of the pack. Tap a bubble for his rank.

Expected vs. actualPPR, from this season's play-by-play

Expected PPR a game
4.1
what his targets and carries are usually worth
Actual PPR a game
4.5
Over expected
+0.5
points a game
TDs vs. expected
0/ 0.1
−0.12

0 TDs on 0.12 expected. Expected points price every target by depth and field position and every carry by field position. Do touchdowns regress? ›

06

Splits

As a receiver2026 charted plays, through Week 5

SituationTgtRec-Yds-TDYds/tgtEPA/tgt
All targets1211-74-06.25.4-0.07-0.02
Third down50% of targets65-32-05.36.5-0.300.08
Score within 758% of targets76-42-06.05.3-0.17-0.08
Trailing by 8+25% of targets33-25-08.35.60.170.11
Leading by 8+17% of targets22-7-03.55.6-0.040.07
Two-minute drill17% of targets22-20-010.04.60.18-0.04
Vs. the blitz17% of targets22-20-010.05.31.15-0.04
No blitz83% of targets109-54-05.45.4-0.31-0.01
With motion25% of targets33-21-07.05.30.71-0.03
Screens33% of targets44-19-04.85.2-0.40-0.09

Small grey number = every RB in that situation. Green or red = a clear gap either way. 11 of his 12 charted targets were catchable; 0 drops, 0 of 0 contested caught.

As a runner2026 charted carries, through Week 5

SituationCarYds-TDYPCSuccess
All carries943-04.84.133%39%
Third down22% of carries24-02.04.00%52%
Score within 767% of carries633-05.54.133%38%
Trailing by 8+11% of carries11-01.04.10%41%
Leading by 8+22% of carries29-04.54.550%40%
Light box (6 or fewer)56% of carries534-06.84.560%40%
RPO33% of carries323-07.74.267%42%

Box counts from FTN charting. Small grey number = every RB in that situation.

With and withoutfantasy points a game, CLE, 2025–2026

Shedeur SandersQB · 2025–2026
With
4.2
Without
3.9
With: 3 g, 8.0 car, 1.3 tgt a game, 33% snaps · Without: 6 g (25·W1, 26·W1, 26·W2, 26·W3, 26·W4, 26·W5), 2.0 car, 2.0 tgt a game, 27% snaps
Quinshon JudkinsRB · 2025–2026
With
3.7
Without
4.6
With: 6 g, 3.3 car, 2.2 tgt a game, 32% snaps · Without: 3 g (25·W1, 25·W17, 25·W18), 5.3 car, 1.0 tgt a game, 24% snaps

"Without" = games he played and the teammate did not (a QB counts as playing with 10+ attempts). Games either of them left injured are left out. Small samples swing hard. Who benefits when a player gets hurt? ›

07

Team

CLE
Points a game
18.6
27th of 32
Plays a game
57.8
26th of 32
EPA per play
-0.081
26th of 32
Pass rate over exp.
−5.5%
16th of 32
Red-zone plays a game
6.8
31st of 32
Motion rate
38%
31st of 32
Play-action rate
9%
29th of 32
No-huddle rate
3%
25th of 32

Cleveland Browns offense, 2026 through Week 5. Rank 1 = most. Scheme rates from FTN charting through Week 5.

Game by gamescore, implied total, pass rate (over expected), QB

WeekScoreImpliedPass rateQB
W1vs JAX10-3416.055%−16.4Watson22 att
W2vs TB23-1916.560%−0.2Watson30 att
W3vs CAR21-1819.555%−5.9Watson30 att
W4vs PIT27-2418.058%+1.5Watson33 att
W5vs NYJ12-1718.063%−7.6Watson33 att

Depth chartRB, Oct 14

Scheduleeach defense's current rank vs RBs

W6
BAL
#10
W7
@TEN
#11
W8
@PIT
#22
W9
@NO
#32
W10
HOU
#4
W11
BYE
W12
LV
#21
W13
CIN
#8
W14
ATL
#12
W15
@NYG
#18
W16
@BAL
#10
W17
IND
#27
W18
@CIN
#8
Next 4
#19
average rank
Playoffs W15–17
#18
average rank
Bye
W11

Green = soft, red = stingy (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest), ranked on fantasy points allowed to RBs so far. Gold underline = fantasy playoffs. Does strength of schedule matter? ›

Head coach: Todd Monken. QB: Deshaun Watson (most pass attempts, Week 5).

08

Charts

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09

Career

Points a game by season
’255.1’264.5
’254.7’263.4
’254.3’262.3

Season by season

YearGRushing / receivingPts/gxFP/g
2026CLE59-43-0 rush11-74-0 rec on 12 tgt3.4RB654.1+2.3
2025CLE427-92-1 rush3-21-0 rec on 4 tgt4.75.9−3.1

Under points a game: his rank at RB in points a game (8+ games; 2026: 2+ games). xFP = expected PPR a game from his usage; under it, the season's points over expected. Routes = share of team dropbacks he ran a route (through 2025).

Red zone and touchdowns

20257 RZ car (12%), 4 inside 5, 1 rush TD vs 1.8 exp

Every game since 2025

2025 game log 4 games · CLE · 5.1 PPR a game
GameLineSnapsPts
W1vs CIN · D183-3-1 rush4%6.3
W16vs BUF · D2911-42 rush · 1-4 on 1 tgt30%5.1
W17vs PIT · D118-21 rush · 1-10 on 2 tgt42%3.6
W18@ CIN · D325-26 rush · 1-7 on 1 tgt27%3.8
10

Health

No injury designation. Not on the Sleeper injury list as of Oct 10 and not on the Week 6 practice report so far.

2026 injury reportofficial, week by week

W1
✓
W2
✓
W3
✓
W4
✓
W5
✓
W6
•

✓ = not listed. Letters = game status (Q, D, O) or worst practice that week (LP limited, DNP did not practice). Tap a week for the detail.

Historyofficial injury reports since 2020

YearWeeks listedRuled outListed for
202510Ankle

1 report weeks over 1 seasons; recurring: Ankle. Risk label: low.

How long do players take to recover? ›

Teammates on the report

questionable
questionable
IR (Back)

Our current notes first, then Sleeper designations. What happens when a starter is ruled out? ›

11

Value

Market Oct 10
1QB value
2,390
#250 overall · RB71 · tier 13
Superflex
1,935
#248 overall · RB67
30 days
+360
Peak
2,430
Oct 3, 2026 · 2% off
1QB dynasty value, last two years
1.5K2K2.5K2,3902,407

Market value on a 0–10,000 scale, through Oct 10, 2026. Faint stretches are estimates between real readings. Gold = peak.

Where his value could be in a year
716
2,069
4,054

Teal dot = today (2,390). Box = the middle half of outcomes, white line = the median, whiskers = 10th to 90th percentile. RBs about 24 valued near #250 overall: real 1-year moves since 2022, weighted by exact age and market rank (about 95 players' worth).

Closest comparable season

2021 Trey Sermon (55% match). His dynasty value moved −66.9% over the next 12 months.

Does the dynasty market see breakouts coming? ›

Redraft ADP, final preseason (Sep 12, 2026)

170.0 overall, RB83. ESPN 170.0

12

Profile

Age
24.3
Size
6'0"
217 lb
College
South Carolina

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Sources: nflverse play-by-play, weekly stats, Next Gen Stats and FTN charting (free public data); official NFL injury reports; Sleeper; GWTTKB rankings, projections and market data. Built 2026-10-14. Every number on this page comes from those files; where a stat is not on file it is left blank, never zero. Nothing here is betting advice.