Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Middle Tennessee
D.J. Sanders
LB • 6'0" • 233 lbs • Sandersville, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
D.J. Sanders shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38 disruption score.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Middle Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Kentucky
Player Story
D.J. Sanders built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Sandersville, GA wearing No. 31, spending time with Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of D.J. Sanders' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Middle Tennessee
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
D.J. Sanders, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Middle Tennessee. D.J. Sanders shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 154
- TFL
- 12
- Sacks
- 8.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 11
- Touchdowns
- 6
Quick Answers
D.J. Sanders quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Middle Tennessee · LB
- Career Tackles
- 154
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
- Top game
- Western Kentucky
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Washington County · Middle Tennessee
- High school pipeline
- Washington County · 12 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 31 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 88 tackles · LB 94th (top 9%) · Conference USA 19th (top 4%) · National 137th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.5 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 41.5 |
| 2016 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 69.7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 64 | 4.5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 69.7 |
| 2017 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 53.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 78 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 53.4 |
Related Context
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D.J. Sanders played LB for Middle Tennessee. Across 4 tracked seasons, D.J. Sanders recorded 154 tackles and 6 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Middle Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Middle Tennessee paired 22.5 primary output with 38.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Jackson State
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
Games
1
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
20
Usage
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Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Jackson State
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All Games1 · Games = 1
Game Log
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1 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Jackson State
Best efficiency game
20 vs Jackson State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9/5 | vs Jackson State | W 70-14 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Player Story
D.J. Sanders story
D.J. Sanders built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Sandersville, GA wearing No. 31, spending time with Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of D.J. Sanders' career was his defensive production: 154 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 28 career games in the available record. That gives D.J. Sanders' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Middle Tennessee
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 20 | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 20 | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 22.5 | 38.5 | 9.3 | 21.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 22.5 | 38.5 | 9.3 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 14 | 38 | 7.8 | -8.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 14 | 38 | 7.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Western Kentucky
Week 12 · L 38-41 · Conference game
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Havoc Plays
95.6 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 95.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Florida International
Week 9 · W 42-35 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Bowling Green
Week 3 · W 41-21
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Missouri
Week 8 · W 51-45
2.5
Havoc Plays
77.8 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Alabama A&M
Week 1 · W 55-0
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Havoc Plays
72.5 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
22.5 primary output · 38.5 efficiency · 9.3 usage
69.7
#2
2016 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
69.7
22.5 primary · 38.5 efficiency · 9.3 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
53.4
14 primary · 38 efficiency · 7.8 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
11
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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