There aren't many cases of a player falling off in the middle of their prime like Sanders did since 2022. After running for 1,269 yards (4.9 YPC) and 11 touchdowns that year Sanders signed with Carolina in free agency, yet over the next two years he only ran for 637 yards and three touchdowns (3.5 YPC). Sanders was 26 when he left Philadelphia and had no injury to otherwise explain the dropoff, so Sanders' decline is almost inexplicable. Now 28, Sanders heads to Dallas on a one-year deal to compete for snaps against the likes of Javonte Williams and rookie fifth-round pick Jaydon Blue. Perhaps the change of scenery was the only reason Sanders fell off with the Panthers, and perhaps a move to Dallas is all it will take for Sanders to recapture some of the elusive running he showed in his four years with the Eagles. One problem for Sanders' fantasy upside is that even at his peak Sanders was a poor passing-down back, so even a good-case scenario with Dallas is likely one where Sanders is only slightly involved as a pass catcher. The passing-down snaps in Dallas are more likely to go to Williams and Blue.
