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ACQUIRED: Signed by Roughriders in September 2023; signed new contract in December 2023.
YEARS WITH ROUGHRIDERS: 2
YEARS IN CFL: 2
2023: Sanders attended rookie camp with the New York Giants and training camp with the Philadelphia Eagles. In one NFL pre-season game with the Eagles, he registered two defensive tackles. On Sept. 12, he signed with the Roughriders and was placed on the practice roster. Sanders played in one regular-season game (Oct. 7 against the host Hamilton Tiger-Cats), registering two defensive tackles.
COLLEGE: Sanders was at South Dakota State University from 2018 to 2022. In 66 games with the Jackrabbits, he recorded 137 defensive tackles (42.5 for a loss), 20.5 sacks, two pass knockdowns, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. He earned First-Team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference honours in 2020 and 2022 and was named to the Second Team in 2021. As a senior, Sanders was named a team captain and earned Associated Press FCS All-America First-Team recognition while helping the Jackrabbits win the 2022 FCS championship. Also in 2022, he was a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, which is presented to the most outstanding defensive player in the Division 1 Football Championship Subdivision.
FAST FACT: Sanders made the honour roll each year at South Dakota State.
MEDIA
YEAR | TEAM | GP | DT | ST | SACKS | INT | TD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023
|
SSK | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total
|
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DATE | WEEK | OPP | DT | ST | SACKS | INT | TD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10-07
|
18 | HAM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DATE | TEAM | ACTION | STATUS |
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