Ja'Tavion Sanders Breakout Incoming? Panthers TE Preview 2026

All offseason, national media begged the Panthers to upgrade at tight end. Carolina's answer: run it back. In this Keep Pounding Podcast camp preview, we break down all five tight ends on the 90-man roster and why the team believes in this room.Ja'Tavion Sanders led all Panthers tight ends in catches despite a high ankle sprain and a broken fibula that ended his season in December — and he's fully cleared and running free at camp. If Bryce Young keeps ascending, Sanders is the sneaky stat riser in this offense. Tommy Tremble remains the blocking anchor and TE1 whose value never shows up on the stat sheet, and the staff is openly excited about second-year Notre Dame product Mitchell Evans. Plus: the Feleipe Franks TE4 sweat and the numbers game at cutdown.WHAT'S IN THIS VIDEO:Sanders' injury comeback and breakout caseTremble's under-the-radar valueMitchell Evans, the staff favoriteDoes Carolina keep four TEs again?Locks, bubbles and predictionsSubscribe to Two Growls One Roar for the full positional series. Is Sanders a top-15 TE by season's end? Drop your take below.