Linebacker, Middle Tennessee, 2014–17
D.J. Sanders
- Number
- No. 31
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 233 lb
- Hometown
- Sandersville, GA
D.J. Sanders played linebacker at Middle Tennessee (2014–17).
Career highs
15tackles, career highat Florida Atlantic, 20173sacks, career highvs. Alabama A&M, 2016Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Middle Tennessee | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 2015 | Middle Tennessee | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 2016 | Middle Tennessee | 66 | 43 | 4.5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| 2017 | Middle Tennessee | 88 | 48 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 154 | 91 | 12 | 8.5 | 4 | 11 | 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.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 12 of 12 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2015 | 11 of 13 | 20 | 14 | 34 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Middle Tennessee | 31 | LB | ||
| 2015 | Middle Tennessee | 31 | LB | ||
| 2016 | Middle Tennessee | 31 | LB | ||
| 2017 | Middle Tennessee | 31 | LB | 6′0″ | 233 |
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
2017 Middle Tennessee 13 games, 88 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Vanderbilt | L 6–28 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Syracuse | W 30–23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Minnesota | L 3–34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Bowling Green | W 24–13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | at Florida Atlantic | L 20–38 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Florida International | W 37–17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at UAB | L 23–25 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs. Marshall | L 10–38 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. UTEP | W 30–3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | at Charlotte | W 35–21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | at Western Kentucky | L 38–41 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Old Dominion | W 41–10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. Arkansas State | W 35–30 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Middle Tennessee 13 games, 66 tackles, 5 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Alabama A&M | W 55–0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | atVanderbilt | L 24–47 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | atBowling Green | W 41–21 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 38–34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 1 | at North Texas | W 30–13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Western Kentucky | L 43–44 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | at Missouri | W 51–45 | 11 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | atFlorida International | W 42–35 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | vs. UTSA | L 25–45 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atMarshall | L 17–42 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | atCharlotte | W 38–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Florida Atlantic | W 77–56 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 24 ✦ | vs. Hawai’i | L 35–52 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 Middle Tennessee 1 game, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Jackson State | W 70–14 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2014 Middle Tennessee 1 game, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | atMarshall | L 24–49 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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