Defensive back, Nevada (from South Florida), 2017–22
Bentlee Sanders
- Number
- No. 20
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 179 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Tampa, FL
Bentlee Sanders played defensive back at South Florida (2017–21) and Nevada (2021–22).
At a glance
Career highs
10tackles, career hightwice; last at San José State, 20222interceptions, career highvs. Texas State, 2022Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | South Florida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | South Florida | 27 | 15 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | South Florida | 37 | 28 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | South Florida | 25 | 21 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | Nevada | 24 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | Nevada | 80 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Career | 194 | 146 | 10.5 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 1 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | South Florida | 17 | 455 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2019 | South Florida | 20 | 425 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 2021 | Nevada | 9 | 169 | 0 | 6 | 53 | 0 |
| 2022 | Nevada | 19 | 337 | 0 | 14 | 93 | 0 |
| Career | 65 | 1,386 | 0 | 23 | 154 | 0 | |
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 | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | South Florida | 20 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | South Florida | 20 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | South Florida | 20 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | South Florida | 20 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | South Florida | 20 | DB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2021 | Nevada | 20 | DB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2022 | Nevada | 20 | DB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 5′9″ | 179 |
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
2022 Nevada 12 games, 80 tackles, 5 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Sacks | Int | PD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | at New Mexico State | W 23–12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 3 | vs. Texas State | W 38–14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Incarnate Word | L 41–55 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 17 | at Iowa | L 0–27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 23 | at Air Force | L 20–48 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 7 | vs. Colorado State | L 14–17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 |
| Oct 15 | at Hawai’i | L 16–31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | vs. San Diego State | L 7–23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 2 |
| Oct 29 | at San José State | L 28–35 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. Boise State | L 3–41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 131 | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. Fresno State | L 14–41 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | at UNLV | L 22–27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 3 |
2021 Nevada 10 games, 24 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Sacks | Int | PD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at California | W 22–17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Idaho State | W 49–10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 18 | at Kansas State | L 17–38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | – |
| Oct 2 | atBoise State | W 41–31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 9 | vs.New Mexico State | W 55–28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Hawai’i | W 34–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 23 | atFresno State | L 32–34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76 | – |
| Oct 29 | vs.UNLV | W 51–20 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | – |
| Nov 27 | atColorado State | W 52–10 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 20 | – |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Western Michigan | L 24–52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
2020 South Florida 6 games, 25 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Sacks | Int | PD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. The Citadel | W 27–6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 19 | at Notre Dame | L 0–52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 23 | vs. Tulsa | L 13–42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 7 | at Memphis | L 33–34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 14 | at Houston | L 21–56 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 27 | vs. UCF | L 46–58 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
2019 South Florida 12 games, 37 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Sacks | Int | PD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Wisconsin | L 0–49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | – |
| Sep 7 | at Georgia Tech | L 10–14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 3 |
| Sep 14 | vs. South Carolina State | W 55–16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. SMU | L 21–48 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 17 | – |
| Oct 5 | at UConn | W 48–22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 92 | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. BYU | W 27–23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 151 | – |
| Oct 19 | at Navy | L 3–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | – |
| Oct 26 | at East Carolina | W 45–20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. Temple | L 7–17 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 12 | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. Cincinnati | L 17–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | vs.Memphis | L 10–49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | – |
| Nov 29 | atUCF | L 7–34 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 22 | – |
2018 South Florida 10 games, 27 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Sacks | Int | PD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Elon | W 34–14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 8 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 49–38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 6 | at Massachusetts | W 58–42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 12 | atTulsa | W 25–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | – |
| Oct 20 | vs.UConn | W 38–30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 27 | atHouston | L 36–57 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 182 | – |
| Nov 3 | vs. Tulane | L 15–41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 62 | – |
| Nov 10 | atCincinnati | L 23–35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 83 | – |
| Nov 17 | atTemple | L 17–27 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 46 | – |
| Dec 20 ✦ | vs. Marshall | L 20–38 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 65 | – |
2017 South Florida 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Sacks | Int | PD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs.Temple | W 43–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2023 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′8⅛″ |
| Weight | 173 lb |
| Arm length | 29″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.41 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.53 s |
| Vertical jump | 33″ |
| Broad jump | 9′7″ |
| Bench press | 10 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.32 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.46 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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