Running back, South Carolina (from Arkansas), 2021–⁠24

Raheim Sanders

Lettered 2021–⁠22 at Arkansas; 2024 at South Carolina (school media guide)

Number
No. 5
Height
6′0″
Weight
230 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Rockledge, FL
Born
Jun 8, 2002

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Raheim Sanders played running back at Arkansas (2021–⁠23) and South Carolina (2024).

At a glance

Best season
1,443
Rushing yards, 2022 (Arkansas, 7–⁠6)
Best game
232 yards
Vs. Ole Miss, week 12, 2022: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

232rushing yards, career highvs. Ole Miss, 20223rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Ole Miss, 202292receiving yards, career highvs. Texas A&M, 2024

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Arkansas1145785.1542
2022Arkansas2221,4436.51076
2023Arkansas622093.4219
2024South Carolina1838814.81166
Career5813,1115.42876

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Arkansas111099.9124
2022Arkansas282719.7273
2023Arkansas10757.5038
2024South Carolina2731611.7243
Career7677110.1573

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Arkansas5RBFr.
2022Arkansas5RBSo.
2023Arkansas5RBJr.
2024South Carolina5RBSr.6′0″230

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2021Arkansas1190.2063rd (n=277)0.1623.614%0.22
2022Arkansas2460.1966th (n=470)0.1447.726%0.21
2023Arkansas710.0825th (n=450)0.175.618%-0.06
2024South Carolina2130.2475th (n=434)0.1650.926%0.30

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 South Carolina 12 games, 881 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.Old DominionW 23–⁠19248811100
Sep 7atKentuckyW 31–⁠613541–––
Sep 14vs.LSUL 33–⁠361914321110
Sep 21vs.AkronW 50–⁠7110160
Oct 5vs.Ole MissL 3–⁠278290150
Oct 12atAlabamaL 25–⁠27167814250
Oct 19atOklahomaW 35–⁠915331170
Nov 2vs.Texas A&MW 44–⁠202014425920
Nov 9atVanderbiltW 28–⁠71512622521
Nov 16vs.MissouriW 34–⁠30195303211
Nov 23vs.WoffordW 56–⁠12157215390
Nov 30atClemsonW 17–⁠14186003480
2023 Arkansas 6 games, 209 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.Western CarolinaW 56–⁠13154222−40
Sep 30vs.Texas A&ML 22–⁠34113402360
Oct 7atOle MissL 20–⁠2781503260
Nov 4atFloridaW 39–⁠361810302140
Nov 11vs.AuburnL 10–⁠48800130
Nov 18vs.Florida InternationalW 44–⁠202150–––
2022 Arkansas 13 games, 1,443 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.CincinnatiW 31–⁠242011703120
Sep 10vs.South CarolinaW 44–⁠302415623300
Sep 17vs.Missouri StateW 38–⁠272216712751
Sep 24vs.Texas A&ML 21–⁠2317680–––
Oct 1vs.AlabamaL 26–⁠492210112190
Oct 8atMississippi StateL 17–⁠40208614490
Oct 15atBYUW 52–⁠35151752140
Oct 29atAuburnW 41–⁠27161710160
Nov 5vs.LibertyL 19–⁠21176002250
Nov 12vs.LSUL 10–⁠1312460200
Nov 19vs.Ole MissW 42–⁠272423235290
Nov 25atMissouriL 27–⁠29104703221
Dec 28 ✦vs.KansasW 55–⁠533170–––
2021 Arkansas 13 games, 578 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4vs.RiceW 38–⁠177440–––
Sep 11vs.TexasW 40–⁠218501–––
Sep 18vs.Georgia SouthernW 45–⁠1010430–––
Sep 25vs.Texas A&MW 20–⁠106270–––
Oct 2atGeorgiaL 0–⁠3762101220
Oct 9atOle MissL 51–⁠521713903260
Oct 16vs.AuburnL 23–⁠3816640170
Oct 23vs.Arkansas–Pine BluffW 45–⁠39460–––
Nov 6vs.Mississippi StateW 31–⁠2882603410
Nov 13atLSUW 16–⁠13–––1−30
Nov 20atAlabamaL 35–⁠4261802161
Nov 26vs.MissouriW 34–⁠178212–––
Jan 1 ✦vs.Penn StateW 24–⁠1013792–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2025Combine or pro day 2025
Height6′0″
Weight217 lb
Arm length31½″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan76¼″
40-yard dash4.46 s
10-yard split1.55 s
Vertical jump36½″
Broad jump10′0″W
Bench press17 repsW
3-cone drill7.39 sW
20-yard shuttle4.46 sW

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 9 games with a stat; latest team: Cleveland Browns.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2025Cleveland Browns427921321
2026 (so far)Cleveland Browns594301174
NFL career93613511495

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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