Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Cincinnati
Myjai Sanders
DE • 6'5" • 258 lbs • Jacksonville, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Myjai Sanders shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Cincinnati
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Cincinnati
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Alabama
Player Story
Myjai Sanders built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive end from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 21, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of Myjai Sanders' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Cincinnati
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 36
- Overall
- No. 100
- NFL Team
- Arizona Cardinals
Myjai Sanders, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Cincinnati. Myjai Sanders shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 119
- TFL
- 25
- Sacks
- 13.5
- QB hurries
- 23
- Passes defended
- 13
Quick Answers
Myjai Sanders quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Cincinnati · DE
- Career Tackles
- 119
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Cincinnati
- Top game
- Alabama
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Raines · Cincinnati
- High school pipeline
- Raines · 27 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 3 · Pick 36 · Arizona Cardinals
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 41 tackles · DE 45th (top 17%) · American Athletic 74th (top 15%) · National 916th (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 4 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.3 |
| 2019 Postseason | Cincinnati | 14 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 52.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 14 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 52.8 |
| 2020 Postseason | Cincinnati | 10 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 70.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 10 | 30 | 10.5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 70.9 |
| 2021 Postseason | Cincinnati | 14 | 7 | - | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 64 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 14 | 34 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 64 |
Related Context
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Myjai Sanders played DE for Cincinnati. Across 4 tracked seasons, Myjai Sanders recorded 7 receiving yards and 119 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Cincinnati.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Cincinnati paired 26.5 primary output with 38.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 38.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Postseason · Cincinnati
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
2.6
Efficiency
38.4
Usage
10.2
Consistency
62.1
Best Game by takeover score
Tulsa
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 0. Austin Peay: 2.5. Army: 3.5. South Florida: 2.5. SMU: 3. Memphis: 5. Houston: 2. East Carolina: 2. UCF: 0. Tulsa: 6
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia: 1 by 4.2. Austin Peay: 3 by 37.5. Army: 5 by 55.8. South Florida: 3 by 37.5. SMU: 3 by 42.5. Memphis: 6 by 75. Houston: 3 by 32.5. East Carolina: 1 by 24.2. UCF: 3 by 12.5. Tulsa: 3 by 62.5
Split Comparison
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Wins2.9 · Games = 9 · +2.9 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -2.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Tulsa
Best efficiency game
75 vs Memphis
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/1 | @ Georgia | L 21-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/20 | vs Tulsa2+ sacks · Splash game | W 27-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/21 | @ UCF | W 36-33 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/14 | vs East CarolinaSplash game | W 55-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/7 | vs HoustonSplash game | W 38-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/31 | vs MemphisSplash game | W 49-10 | 6 | 5 | — | 2.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/25 | @ SMUSplash game | W 42-13 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/3 | vs South FloridaSplash game | W 28-7 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/26 | vs ArmySplash game | W 24-10 | 5 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/19 | vs Austin PeaySplash game | W 55-20 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Myjai Sanders story
Myjai Sanders built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive end from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 21, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of Myjai Sanders' career was his defensive production: 119 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, 13.5 sacks, and 13 passes defended across 42 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2020 with Cincinnati. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Myjai Sanders' production has multiple signals. His career also includes 7 receiving yards and 18 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 42 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Cincinnati.
The arc is straightforward: Myjai Sanders moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Cincinnati
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920192020202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | 7.3 | 1.6 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Cincinnati | 21 | 26.9 | 7.4 | 21 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 21 | 26.9 | 7.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Cincinnati | 26.5 | 38.4 | 10.2 | 5.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 26.5 | 38.4 | 10.2 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Cincinnati | 27 | 31.5 | 7.9 | 0.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 27 | 31.5 | 7.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Alabama
Week 1 · L 6-27 · Postseason
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Tulsa
Week 8 · W 24-13 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Tulsa
Week 16 · W 27-24 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Memphis
Week 9 · W 49-10 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Notre Dame
Week 5 · W 24-13
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · Cincinnati
26.5 primary output · 38.4 efficiency · 10.2 usage
70.9
#2
2020 Regular Season · Cincinnati
70.9
26.5 primary · 38.4 efficiency · 10.2 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Cincinnati
64
27 primary · 31.5 efficiency · 7.9 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
20
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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