Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2024South Carolina
T.J. Sanders
DT • 6'4" • 290 lbs • Marion, SC, USA
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T.J. Sanders shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
27
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · South Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- South Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia
Player Story
T.J. Sanders built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive tackle from Marion, SC wearing No. 90, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of T.J. Sanders' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- South Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 9
- Overall
- No. 41
- NFL Team
- Buffalo Bills
T.J. Sanders, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · South Carolina. T.J. Sanders shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.2 disruption score.
Quick Answers
T.J. Sanders quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Carolina · DT
- Career Tackles
- 106
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · South Carolina
- Top game
- Georgia
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · South Aiken · South Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Lincoln · 56 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 2 · Pick 9 · Buffalo Bills
- Latest roster
- No. 90 · Junior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 51 tackles · DT 4th (top 2%) · SEC 77th (top 11%) · National 609th (top 10%)
T.J. Sanders played DT for South Carolina. Across 4 tracked seasons, T.J. Sanders recorded 106 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with South Carolina.
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