2021 (spring): Started all four games at cornerback ... tied for fourth on the team with 20 tackles, including 12 solo stops ... also credited with five pass breakups, two interceptions and two TFLs ... posted five tackles and a TFL in the season opener against South Dakota ... tied a career-high with eight tackles and set a career-best with two interceptions at North Dakota State.
2019: Earned HERO Sports FCS Sophomore All-America honorable mention honors ... started all 15 games at cornerback for the Redbirds … was second in the Missouri Valley Football Conference with 17 passes defended … tallied 48 tackles on the season, with four interceptions and 4.5 TFLs … his 13 pass breakups and four interceptions tied for second on the team … recorded a career-best eight tackles in a win at Western Illinois … had five tackles and a TFL in a win at No. 4 South Dakota State … returned an interception 61 yards to set up a score in the win over Northern Arizona … recorded interceptions in the first and second round FCS playoff victories over Southeast Missouri and Central Arkansas ... also served as the team’s primary punt returner.
2018: Saw action in all 11 games, with three starts at cornerback to end the season ... recorded 16 tackles on the season, including 11 solo stops ... credited with 1.5 tackles-for-loss and three pass breakups ... had a season-high six tackles at Indiana State (Nov. 10) ... also returned three kickoffs for a 22-yard average, with a long of 25 yards.
Kimball HS: Played four years for the Knights and head coach Henry Cofer … recorded 16 total touchdowns as a senior … tallied 35 catches for 578 yards and carried the ball 27 times for 148 yards … also completed 13-of-18 pass attempts for 103 yards … dangerous kick returner with over 1000 yards in returns … named a first team all-district selection, after helping team to a first-round playoff win … earned second-team all-district honors as a junior … was also a standout on the track and in basketball during prep career.
Personal: Born June 17, 2000, in Dallas, Texas … son of Irisha Sanders … member of the National Honor society.
