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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2022Arkansas
Drew Sanders
LB • 6'5" • 232 lbs • Denton, TX, USA
High-volume tacklerDown-to-down presence
Drew Sanders shows a high-volume tackler profile with 62.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
85
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
96
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Arkansas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Alabama • Arkansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Player Story
Drew Sanders built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a linebacker from Denton, TX wearing No. 42, spending time with Alabama and Arkansas. The clearest part of Drew Sanders' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Arkansas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 4
- Overall
- No. 67
- NFL Team
- Denver Broncos
Drew Sanders, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Arkansas. Drew Sanders shows a high-volume tackler profile with 62.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 136
- TFL
- 16.5
- Sacks
- 11
- QB hurries
- 11
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Drew Sanders quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arkansas · LB
- Career Tackles
- 136
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Arkansas
- Top game
- South Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Rockledge · Arkansas
- High school pipeline
- Rockledge · 8 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 3 · Pick 4 · Denver Broncos
- Latest roster
- No. 42 · Junior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 104 tackles · LB 32nd (top 3%) · SEC 3rd (top 1%) · National 33rd (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Alabama | 7 | 8 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 6.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Alabama | 7 | 24 | 2.5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 42.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Arkansas | 12 | 104 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 77.6 |
Related Context
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
Drew Sanders played LB for Alabama and Arkansas. Across 3 tracked seasons, Drew Sanders recorded 136 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Arkansas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Arkansas paired 36 primary output with 62.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 62.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Alabama, Arkansas.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Arkansas
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
3
Efficiency
62.2
Usage
19.7
Consistency
48
Best Game by takeover score
South Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Cincinnati: 2. South Carolina: 7. Missouri State: 6. Texas A&M: 2. Alabama: 3. Mississippi State: 2. BYU: 2. Auburn: 0. Liberty: 4.5. LSU: 2. Ole Miss: 1.5. Missouri: 4
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 versus efficiency scatter chart. Cincinnati: 5 by 40.8. South Carolina: 11 by 95.8. Missouri State: 12 by 100. Texas A&M: 4 by 36.7. Alabama: 12 by 80. Mississippi State: 16 by 70. BYU: 4 by 36.7. Auburn: 2 by 8.3. Liberty: 9 by 82.5. LSU: 12 by 70. Ole Miss: 10 by 56.7. Missouri: 7 by 69.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins3.1 · Games = 6 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses2.9 · Games = 6 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
South Carolina
Best efficiency game
100 vs Missouri State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/25 | @ MissouriSplash game | L 27-29 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | vs Ole Miss10+ tackles | W 42-27 | 10 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs LSU10+ tackles · Splash game | L 10-13 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs LibertySplash game | L 19-21 | 9 | 3 | — | 3.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Auburn | W 41-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ BYUSplash game | W 52-35 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Mississippi State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 17-40 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Alabama10+ tackles · Splash game | L 26-49 | 12 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Texas A&MSplash game | L 21-23 | 4 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Missouri State10+ tackles · 2+ sacks | W 38-27 | 12 | 5 | — | 2.50 | 2.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs South Carolina10+ tackles · 2+ sacks | W 44-30 | 11 | 8 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs CincinnatiSplash game | W 31-24 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Drew Sanders story
Drew Sanders built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a linebacker from Denton, TX wearing No. 42, spending time with Alabama and Arkansas. The clearest part of Drew Sanders' career was his defensive production: 136 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, and 1 interception across 26 career games in the available record. That gives Drew Sanders' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Alabama
2020-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Arkansas
2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Alabama | 1 | 6.2 | 1.4 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Alabama | 9.5 | 27.8 | 5.8 | 8.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Arkansas | 36 | 62.2 | 19.7 | 26.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs South Carolina
Week 2 · W 44-30 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7
Havoc Plays
98.6 takeover
7 disruption/tackle impact with 98.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Missouri State
Week 3 · W 38-27
6
Havoc Plays
95.2 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 95.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Liberty
Week 10 · L 19-21
4.5
Havoc Plays
82.3 takeover
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 82.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Florida
Week 3 · W 31-29 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Missouri
Week 13 · L 27-29 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
75.4 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 75.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Arkansas
36 primary output · 62.2 efficiency · 19.7 usage
77.6
#2
2021 Regular Season · Alabama
42.3
9.5 primary · 27.8 efficiency · 5.8 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Alabama
6.4
1 primary · 6.2 efficiency · 1.4 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
14
Splash games
6
10+ tackle games
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