Defensive back, West Virginia, 2008–10
Robert Sands
- Number
- No. 28
- Height
- 6′5″
- Hometown
- Carol City, FL
- Born
- Nov 3, 1989
Robert Sands played defensive back at West Virginia (2008–10). The Cincinnati Bengals took Sands in round 5, No. 134 overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.
All-America: Sporting News 2010
Team titles: Big East champions, 2010
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | West Virginia | 5 |
| 2010 | West Virginia | 1 |
| On file (2009–10) | 6 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008N | 13 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 2009 | 13 | 38 | 27 | 65 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 13 | 34 | 19 | 53 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| On file | 89 | 62 | 151 | 10 | 1.5 | – | – | 2 | – | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | West Virginia | 28 | DB | |
| 2010 | West Virginia | 28 | DB | 6′5″ |
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
2010 West Virginia 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14 | vs. South Florida | W 20–6 | 1 |
2009 West Virginia 5 games with an interception on file, 5 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Liberty | W 33–20 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Colorado | W 35–24 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Marshall | W 24–7 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | at Cincinnati | L 21–24 | 1 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 19–16 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2011 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅜″ |
| Weight | 217 lb |
| Arm length | 33⅜″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| Wingspan | 79½″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.61 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.61 sW |
| Vertical jump | 35″ |
| Broad jump | 10′4″ |
| Bench press | 12 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.03 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.06 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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