Receiver, South Carolina, 2010–12
Ace Sanders
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 5′8″
- Hometown
- Bradenton, FL
- Born
- Nov 11, 1991, in Bradenton, Florida
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Ace Sanders played receiver at South Carolina (2010–12). The Jacksonville Jaguars took Sanders in round 4, No. 101 overall in the 2013 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9catches, career highvs. Michigan, 2012119receiving yards, career highat Clemson, 20122receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Michigan, 2012Honors
All-America: College Football News second team 2012
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | South Carolina | 25 | 316 | 12.6 | 2 | 51 |
| 2011 | South Carolina | 29 | 383 | 13.2 | 2 | 51 |
| 2012 | South Carolina | 45 | 531 | 11.8 | 9 | 36 |
| Career | 99 | 1,230 | 12.4 | 13 | 51 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | South Carolina | – | – | – | 20 | 16 | 0 |
| 2011 | South Carolina | 1 | 8 | 0 | 43 | 149 | 1 |
| 2012 | South Carolina | 1 | 16 | 0 | 29 | 429 | 2 |
| Career | 2 | 24 | 0 | 92 | 594 | 3 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | South Carolina | 1 | WR | |
| 2011 | South Carolina | 1 | WR | |
| 2012 | South Carolina | 1 | WR | 5′8″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2012 South Carolina 13 games, 45 catches, 531 yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Vanderbilt | W 17–13 | 2 | 13 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 8 | vs. East Carolina | W 48–10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 15 | vs. UAB | W 49–6 | 4 | 55 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Missouri | W 31–10 | 1 | 23 | 1 | – | – | 6 |
| Sep 29 | at Kentucky | W 38–17 | 4 | 15 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Georgia | W 35–7 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 13 | at LSU | L 21–23 | 5 | 49 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 20 | at Florida | L 11–44 | 2 | 32 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Tennessee | W 38–35 | 5 | 79 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Arkansas | W 38–20 | 1 | 15 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Wofford | W 24–7 | 5 | 35 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 24 | at Clemson | W 27–17 | 6 | 119 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Michigan | W 33–28 | 9 | 92 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 |
2011 South Carolina 13 games, 29 catches, 383 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs.East Carolina | W 56–37 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Sep 10 | atGeorgia | W 45–42 | 3 | 43 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Navy | W 24–21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs.Vanderbilt | W 21–3 | 4 | 75 | 0 | – | – | 7 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Auburn | L 13–16 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Kentucky | W 54–3 | 5 | 53 | 0 | – | – | 7 |
| Oct 15 | at Mississippi State | W 14–12 | 2 | 25 | 0 | – | – | 4 |
| Oct 29 | atTennessee | W 14–3 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| Nov 5 | atArkansas | L 28–44 | 3 | 30 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 12 | vs.Florida | W 17–12 | 2 | 50 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 19 | vs. The Citadel | W 41–20 | 4 | 49 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Clemson | W 34–13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 5 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Nebraska | W 30–13 | 3 | 45 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
2010 South Carolina 13 games, 25 catches, 316 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Southern Miss | W 41–13 | 2 | 47 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. Furman | W 38–19 | 2 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 25 | atAuburn | L 27–35 | 1 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 9 | vs. Alabama | W 35–21 | 3 | 20 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 16 | atKentucky | L 28–31 | 2 | 70 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 23 | atVanderbilt | W 21–7 | 5 | 54 | 0 | – | – | 6 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Tennessee | W 38–24 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 6 | vs.Arkansas | L 20–41 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 13 | atFlorida | W 36–14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Troy | W 69–24 | 2 | 66 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 27 | atClemson | W 29–7 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| Dec 4 | vs.Auburn | L 17–56 | 3 | 9 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Florida State | L 17–26 | 1 | 16 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2013 | Combine or pro day 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′7″ | |
| Weight | 173 lb | |
| Arm length | 29½″ | |
| Hand size | 8⅞″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.58 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.60 s | |
| Vertical jump | 32″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′9″ | |
| Bench press | 7 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.81 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.37 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 27 games with a stat; latest team: Jacksonville Jaguars.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 15 | 51 | 484 | 1 |
| 2014 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 12 | 6 | 55 | 0 |
| NFL career | 27 | 57 | 539 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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