Miles Sanders (hamstring) active Week 5 for Panthers
Carolina Panthers running back Miles Sanders (hamstring) doesn't have an injury status for Week 5 against the Detroit Lions.
What It Means:
Sanders was upgraded to a full practice on Friday for the first time since Week 3. He played through his hamstring issue last week and had 16 touches, but Sanders set season-lows in offensive snap share (43.1%) and yardage output (32). Chuba Hubbard out-snapped Sanders 39-31 and gained 53 yards on the same amount of touches. Sanders appears to be healthier for Week 5, but Hubbard may have earned a larger role moving forward.
numberFire's models project Sanders for 16.3 touches and 11.5 FanDuel points while Hubbard is projected for 9.0 touches and 6.7 FanDuel points. Sanders is the RB20 and Hubbard is the RB39 in our Week 5 fantasy rankings. The Lions are allowing the sixth-fewest FanDuel points per game to running backs and they have the third-best adjusted pass defense in the NFL, according to numberFire’s metrics.
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