Tickets2021: Earned First-Team All-AAC honors for second- straight season, as well a Reese’s Senior Bowl invite...Also named to PFF’s All-AAC First Team... Fought through double-teams and chips to produce 34 tackles, 6.5 of which for loss, with 2.5 sacks and five break-ups...Season-high seven stops came at Navy...Added solo sacks against Tulane and USF with TFLs over six of the final seven games...Recovered a fumble against Tulane...Integral force behind defense that ranks No. 1 nationally in pass efficiency allowed (100.47), fourth in opponent completions (53.5 percent), third in interceptions (18), fifth in TD passes allowed (10) and No. 3 in passing yards allowed (168.3).
2020: One of the anchors for a front seven which led the American in rushing, scoring, pass efficiency and total defense. A semifinalist for the 2020 Bednarik Award, he was rated by Pro Football Focus College as one of the top edge defenders in the NCAA FBS. Sanders had a team-best 10.5 tackles for a loss and 7.0 sacks in 2020 where he earned First-Team All-AAC honors. Both his marks ranked him among the Top-10 defenders in the AAC. UC featured an elite defense which ranked in the NCAA's Top-15 in five categories, including tied for No. 3 in both interceptions (16) and No. 3 in team passing efficiency defense (101.26). The Bearcats have forced a turnover in 20-straight games, the longest active streak in the NCAA FBS, totaling AAC highs with 55 passes defended and 16 interceptions.2019: A 14-game starter at defensive end, has emerged as one of the top edge rushers in the AAC … totaled 36 tackles, including 19 solo stops … tallied 7.0 tackles for a loss and his 4.0 sacks ranked second on the team … also ranked second on the team with eight QB hurries … finished with two PBUs, a forced fumble and fumble recovery … recovered his first career fumble against Miami (OH) … tallied a career high three QB hurries at Marshall … had a career best four solo tackles at Houston … set career marks against Tulsa with six tackles, a forced fumble, 1.5 tackles for a loss and 1.5 sacks … finished with four stops at Ohio State, at Houston and vs. UConn … totaled three solo tackles and a sack in the AAC Championship Game at Memphis.
2018: Was one of handful of true freshmen to play for the Bearcats in 2018, seeing action in 10 games and recording seven tackles. A dynamic edge rusher, Sanders' should be in the mix for an increased role in 2019.
PRIOR TO UC: Composite three-star recruit who prepped at Camden County HS for Coach Bob Sphire during his senior season … ESPN.com ranks him among the Top-75 defensive ends in the 2018 class … earned a spot on the All-Region 1-7A First Team at DL … named to the Brunswick News’ Coastal Georgia All-Area Football Team at OLB … had 39 tackles, three sacks and seven quarterback hurries … also tipped an interception to himself and returned it for a touchdown against Tift … played two years at Raines HS in Jacksonville, Florida for Coach Deran Wiley … tabbed as an All-Gateway Conference selection in 2016 … recorded 40 tackles, five TFL’s and three sacks in just nine games as a junior … chose UC from a list of nearly 20 reported offers, including Kentucky, UCF and USF.