Player Dossier

2021-2021

Rutgers

Brandon Sanders

WR • 5'11" • 205 lbs

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Brandon Sanders reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

8%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

25

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

18

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

45

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Rutgers

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
1
Program Path
Rutgers
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Temple

Player Story

Brandon Sanders built his college career in 2021 as a wide receiver wearing No. 12, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Brandon Sanders' career was his receiving role: 16 catches, 183 receiving yards, 1...

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3★

Recruit Profile

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8567

Wakeland · Frisco, TX

Committed To
Toledo
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Brandon Sanders, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Rutgers. Brandon Sanders reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
183
Receptions
16
Touchdowns
1

Quick Answers

Brandon Sanders quick answers

Latest team and position
Rutgers · WR
Career Receiving Yards
183
Tracked sample
1 unique seasons · 1 entries · 9 games
Best season
2021 Regular Season · Rutgers
Top game
Temple
Recruit profile
3-star · Wakeland · Toledo
High school pipeline
Wakeland · 8 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 12 · Senior
2021 Receiving yards rank
183 receiving yards · WR 500th (top 49%) · Big Ten 73rd (top 32%) · National 678th (top 34%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2021 Regular SeasonRutgers816183154.2

Related Context

Brandon Sanders played WR for Rutgers. Across 1 tracked season, Brandon Sanders recorded 12 rushing yards, 183 receiving yards, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Rutgers.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Rutgers paired 183 primary output with 61.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 61.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Delaware

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2021 Regular Season · Rutgers

Games

8

Receiving Yards / G

22.9

Efficiency

61.4

Usage

9.9

Consistency

22.2

Best Game by takeover score

Delaware

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Temple: 9. Delaware: 84. Ohio State: 47. Michigan State: 10. Northwestern: 6. Illinois: 5. Indiana: 13. Penn State: 9

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Temple: 1 by 60. Delaware: 3 by 100. Ohio State: 7 by 44.8. Michigan State: 1 by 66.7. Northwestern: 1 by 40. Illinois: 1 by 33.3. Indiana: 1 by 86.7. Penn State: 1 by 60

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins27.8 · Games = 4 · +9.8 vs Losses
Losses18 · Games = 4 · -9.8 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Delaware

Best efficiency game

100 vs Delaware

Result
Sat 11/20@ Penn StateL 0-28199909
Sat 11/13@ IndianaW 38-31131313013
Sat 10/30@ IllinoisW 20-14155505
Sat 10/16@ NorthwesternL 7-21166606
Sat 10/9vs Michigan StateL 13-31110910010
Sat 10/2vs Ohio StateL 13-527476.66.70013
Sat 9/18vs DelawareW 45-1338420.528162
Sat 9/4vs TempleW 61-14199909

Player Story

Brandon Sanders story

Brandon Sanders built his college career in 2021 as a wide receiver wearing No. 12, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Brandon Sanders' career was his receiving role: 16 catches, 183 receiving yards, 1 touchdown, and 12 rushing yards across 9 career games in the available record. His career also includes 12 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Brandon Sanders' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Rutgers

    2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonRutgers18361.49.9

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Temple

Week 1

Game with an explosive receiving profile.

115

Receiving Yards

92.6 takeover

115 receiving yards with a 85.2 efficiency score.

#2

vs Delaware

Week 3 · W 45-13

84

Receiving Yards

81.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

84 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Ohio State

Week 5 · L 13-52 · Conference game

47

Receiving Yards

61.4 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

47 receiving yards with a 44.8 efficiency score.

#4

@ Indiana

Week 11 · W 38-3 · Conference game

13

Receiving Yards

45.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

13 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.

#5

@ Penn State

Week 12 · L 0-28 · Conference game

9

Receiving Yards

32.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

9 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Regular Season · Rutgers

183 primary output · 61.4 efficiency · 9.9 usage

54.2

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games