Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2023Texas
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE • 6'4" • 243 lbs • Denton, TX, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Ja'Tavion Sanders reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
65
Solid production for a tight end
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Texas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe
Player Story
Ja'Tavion Sanders built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a tight end from Denton, TX, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of Ja'Tavion Sanders' career was his receiving role: 99 catches, 1,295...
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- Committed To
- Texas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 1
- Overall
- No. 101
- NFL Team
- Carolina Panthers
Ja'Tavion Sanders, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Texas. Ja'Tavion Sanders reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Quick Answers
Ja'Tavion Sanders quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,295
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Texas
- Top game
- UL Monroe
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Ryan · Texas
- High school pipeline
- Hartfield Academy · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 4 · Pick 1 · Carolina Panthers
- Latest roster
- Junior
- 2023 Receiving yards rank
- 682 receiving yards · TE 4th (top 1%) · Big 12 15th (top 7%) · National 118th (top 6%)
Ja'Tavion Sanders played TE for Texas. Across 3 tracked seasons, Ja'Tavion Sanders recorded 12 rushing yards, 1,295 receiving yards, and 7 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Texas.
Recognition
Honors
- 20232023 All-Big 12 · official_conference_selectionfirst
- 20222022 All-Big 12 · official_conference_selectionfirst
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