Joe Mixon or Miles Sanders
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Joe Mixon RB - CIN  Joe Mixon RB - CIN | Miles Sanders RB - CAR  Miles Sanders RB - CAR |  | |
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| ECR | # 17 | # 18 | - |
| Best Rank | # 9 | # 11 | - |
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| Season Total | 180.7 | 196.7 | - |
| Avg Game | 12.0 | 11.6 | - |
| Avg Projection | 188.1 | 158.0 | - |
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Joe Mixon RB - CIN Joe Mixon RB - CIN | Miles Sanders RB - CAR Miles Sanders RB - CAR | |
| 2023 Schedule | ||
| Week 1 | at CLE | at ATL |
| Week 2 | vs. BAL | vs. NO |
| Week 3 | vs. LAR | at SEA |
| Week 4 | at TEN | vs. MIN |
| Week 5 | at ARI | at DET |
| Week 6 | vs. SEA | at MIA |
| Week 7 | BYE WEEK | BYE WEEK |
| Week 8 | at SF | vs. HOU |
| Week 9 | vs. BUF | vs. IND |
| Week 10 | vs. HOU | at CHI |
| Week 11 | at BAL | vs. DAL |
| Week 12 | vs. PIT | at TEN |
| Week 13 | at JAC | at TB |
| Week 14 | vs. IND | at NO |
| Week 15 | vs. MIN | vs. ATL |
| Week 16 | at PIT | vs. GB |
| Week 17 | at KC | at JAC |
| Week 18 | vs. CLE | vs. TB |
Joe Mixon RB - CIN Joe Mixon RB - CIN | Miles Sanders RB - CAR Miles Sanders RB - CAR | |
| Rushing | ||
| Rush Attempts | 229.2 | 214.2 |
| Rush Yards | 956.6 | 1,009.6 |
| Rush TDs | 7.4 | 6.0 |
| Receiving | ||
| Receptions | 50.6 | 26.8 |
| Rec Yards | 367.2 | 191.9 |
| Rec TDs | 2.2 | 0.8 |
| Points | ||
| Fantasy Points | 188.1 | 158.0 |
Joe Mixon RB - CIN Joe Mixon RB - CIN | Miles Sanders RB - CAR Miles Sanders RB - CAR | |
| 2022 Points | ||
| Week 1 | 14.5 | 16.5 |
| Week 2 | 8.3 | 8.6 |
| Week 3 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
| Week 4 | 13.4 | 27.6 |
| Week 5 | 8.8 | 6.4 |
| Week 6 | 12.8 | 13.2 |
| Week 7 | 15.1 | ‐ |
| Week 8 | 5.9 | 13.8 |
| Week 9 | 51.1 | 15.3 |
| Week 10 | ‐ | 5.4 |
| Week 11 | 6.2 | 4.8 |
| Week 12 | ‐ | 28.0 |
| Week 13 | ‐ | 9.8 |
| Week 14 | 10.6 | 27.5 |
| Week 15 | 5.4 | 0.9 |
| Week 16 | 10.8 | 5.1 |
| Week 17 | 1.2 | 6.1 |
| Week 18 | 12.8 | 3.3 |
| Total | 180.7 | 196.7 |
| Average | 12.0 | 11.6 |
Joe Mixon RB - CIN Joe Mixon RB - CIN | Miles Sanders RB - CAR Miles Sanders RB - CAR | |
| 2022 Targets | ||
| Week 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Week 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Week 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Week 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Week 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Week 6 | 6 | 1 |
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| Week 8 | 9 | 0 |
| Week 9 | 5 | 0 |
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| Week 14 | 2 | 3 |
| Week 15 | 6 | 1 |
| Week 16 | 9 | 1 |
| Week 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Week 18 | 5 | 1 |
Joe Mixon RB - CIN Joe Mixon RB - CIN | Miles Sanders RB - CAR Miles Sanders RB - CAR | |
| Expert | ||
| Derek Lofland FantasyPros | Mixon had 799 yards rushing, 300 yards receiving, and 9 TDs in 14 fantasy games. The problem is that 5 of the TDs came in one game and that was also the only game he rushed for 100 yards. Mixon is more of a RB2 that is likely going to share the backfield more than he has had to in recent seasons. He also has some legal issues that could result in a suspension. | Sanders was great in 2022 with 1,236 yards rushing and 11 TDs in the fantasy season. He does not have much value as a receiver, which keeps him just out of the RB1 conversation, but he is a high-end RB2 as the featured running back on a Panthers offense that is in complete rebuild. |
| Ellis Johnson True North Fantasy Football | It looks like we have one more year of Mixon being a Bengal. For fantasy purposes, this is the best situation for him as he is the clear lead back on one of the league's best offenses. This is an even better situation with an improved line than it was in 2021 when he was the RB3 and last year when he was the RB12. Mixon should be a solid RB-one with his only competition being Chase Brown, who was in the fifth round, and Trayveon Williams potentially replacing Samaje Perine's role. | After having a career year with the Eagles, Sanders found himself the best free-agent landing spot. The Panthers are a completely new team this year and went out of their way to secure the veteran RB. The team has been very positive about Sanders' ability and they are projected to use him in the passing game. This Panthers team found a lot of success running the ball over the last few weeks of the season. If D'onta Foreman can produce five 110+ rushing-yard performances on this team, Sanders could potentially have another very successful season. |
| Mark Ringo Sleepers and Busts | Several Bengals' beat writers think that there's a good chance Cincinnati cuts Mixon after June 1st to save $10 million against the salary cap unless he takes a pay cut. Even if they keep him, Mixon is facing a misdemeanor aggravated menacing charge. That could result in a suspension by Roger Goodell once the case ends. There's a lot of risk here. Cincinnati has one of the best offenses in the league. If Mixon stays I think he's in store for a good year, but that's no longer a given. Interesting side note, Burrow, Chase, Higgins, and Mixon showed up for voluntary OTA's in early May. You wouldn't think Mixon would show up if he was upset about a potential pay cut. If the Bengals keep him, he could be a value if you can get a good price on draft day. Mixon's current ADP is RB 20 which seems like fair value given his talent and the risk. Fantasy owners who take a chance will have to hope the only stripes he wears in 2023 are the Bengals uniforms. | |
| Brandon Funston The Athletic | Future with team has come into question, but looks likely to be back for 2023 - back-to-back RB1 campaigns, and 4th-most catches per game at RB in 2022 | Talk that CAR wants to heavily involve Sanders in the passing game should be music to his manager's ears |
| Wolf of Roto Street Roto Street Journal | 5/5: Mixon leaves the draft unscathed, with Samaje Perine gone, and with a newly-firm endorsement from his head coach. We might get true three-down horse upside as they ride him out into the sun! Among the biggest winners of the last couple months after a disastrous start to the 2023 offseason 3/17: Samaje is gone. If Mixon remains with the team without fresh, danerous competition his 70+ ADP on Underdog is going to seem SILLY. Esp. with the line beefed up! Potential cut candidate - would lose a lot of value outside the explosive Bengals offense | 5/5: The Panthers have hyped up Sanders' 3-down skillset all offseason, and proceeded to make minimal-to-no moves at the RB position. Sanders did post quality receiving totals with Frank Reich in the past, and should be getting all the work he can handle in every facet with the Panthers 3/17: Solid $$ from Panthers suggests a lead back role. I like, don't love, Sanders as a player. Don't like much about this Panthers offense, yet. This is a clear downgrade from the Eagles. Reich loves his RBBC |
| Andrew Erickson FantasyPros | It truly was a tale of two seasons for Joe Mixon. In Weeks 1-8, Mixon struggled immensely averaging 3.3 yards per carry as the RB19 in points per game. No running back scored fewer fantasy points versus expected because he just couldn't seem to find the end zone. But as the newer pieces of the offensive line started to gel, Mixon's production took off in the form of positive touchdown regression. He finished the season (including the postseason) as PFF's second-highest-graded running back headlined by an elite 5-touchdown game versus the Panthers in Week 9. In his eight healthy games from Weeks 9 to the conference championship, he averaged 16.7 fantasy points per game (equivalent to RB5 on the season). All in all, Mixon finished 6th in touches per game (19.5) and second in carries inside the 10-yard line (28) from Weeks 1-17, but only scored five touchdowns. The career-high receiving usage (60 catches for 441 yards on 70 targets) paved the way for Mixon's RB8 finish in points per game. However, it should be noted that the team did involve Samaje Perine more down the stretch after he filled in admirably during Mixon's injury (Weeks 11-13). Perine out-snapped Mixon in two of the Bengals' three playoff games and routinely ran more routes. But Mixon still averaged nearly four catches per game. I wouldn't envision his receiving role on early downs changing even if he loses snaps to another RB on third downs. Former Michigan running back Chris Evans projects to take a larger role on third downs after Samaje Perine signed with the Denver Broncos. | Miles Sanders signed with the Carolina Panthers reuniting him with many familiar faces from his days with the Philadelphia Eagles. Duce Staley (former Eagles RB coach), Frank Reich (former Eagles coach) and Josh McCown (former Eagles QB) have all seen what Sanders can do, and that surely played a part in bringing him on as the team's 1-for-1 replacement for new Chicago Bears running back D'Onta Foreman. At a minimum, Sanders will operate as the main back on early downs, while Chuba Hubbard (RB62) and Raheem Blackshear split work on third downs. But I say at a minimum because those guys still have to prove themselves to the new coaching staff to earn substantial roles. Sanders has already proven his worth with these coaches before. And last year he showed everyone what he was capable of when he finished as the RB10 in half-point scoring overall/RB13 in points per game from Weeks 1-17. He ended the year averaging just south of five yards per carry and scored 13 rushing TDs after scoring zero in 2021. His carries inside the 10-yard line ranked inside the top five among all RBs. And when Sanders saw his best-receiving usage to date - 50 receptions for 509 yards as a rookie in 2019 - it was under Staley's tenure. With Sanders' uber-efficient rushing running behind an offensive line that finished 9th in adjusted line yards in 2022, Carolina is a great landing spot for him. His rushing alone should earn him production similar to what we saw from Foreman after the team traded away Christian McCaffrey. From Week 7 onward, Foreman sat as the RB21 in total points and RB22 in points per game. He ranked fourth in the NFL in total rushing yards (852). But his path to back-end RB2 status was not consistent whatsoever. Foreman rushed for over 110 yards in half of the last ten games, while finishing with fewer than 40 rushing yards in four of his others. His inconsistency was due to a lack of pass-game work causing him to be completely phased out of games that Carolina was out-matched in. But, I don't think that will necessarily be the case for Sanders. The former Eagle has the chance to be a full-blown workhorse with an expanded receiving role based on the four-year, $25 million ($13 million guaranteed) commitment from his new team. |
