D.J. Sanders

LB • 6'0" • 233 lbs • Sandersville, GA, USA

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D.J. Sanders shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38 disruption score.

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79%

Major defensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Career Arc

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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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Recruit Profile

Class 2014 · Rating 0.7859

Washington County · Sandersville, GA

Committed To: Middle Tennessee
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2014

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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%)

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.

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