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80Overall
SBig 12

Robert Sands

West Virginia · Safety · 2009-10

COV
80
TAK
75
RNG
78

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Sands was a first-team All-American on at least one selector's team in 2010.

From 2009 to 2010, Sands had 6 interceptions.

Sands was the No. 134 overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 80 overall, the highest safety rating at West Virginia since 1990 and No. 9 among all safeties of the 2010-2014 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2010
    • First-team All-American
  2. 2011
    • No. 134 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Robert Sands season-by-season statistics at West Virginia
SeasonInt
20095
20101
Total6

Seasons with tracked stats at West Virginia. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

West Virginia Teammates

  1. 86Stedman Bailey2009-12WR
  2. 83Tavon Austin2009-12WR
  3. 80Kevin White2013-14WR
  4. 80Mario Alford2013-14WR
  5. 75Geno Smith2009-12QB
  6. 74Bruce Irvin2010-11EDGE
  7. 74Karl Joseph2012-15S
  8. 72Charles Sims2013RB
  9. 70Darwin Cook2009-13S
  10. 70Julian Miller2008-11EDGE

Full West Virginia all-time roster

Top Safeties of the 2010-2014 Era

  1. 91Mark BarronAlabama · 2009-11S
  2. 90Gerod HollimanLouisville · 2013-14S
  3. 90Landon CollinsAlabama · 2013-14S
  4. 86Eric ReidLSU · 2010-12S
  5. 86Ha Ha Clinton-DixAlabama · 2012-13S
  6. 86Quinton CarterOklahoma · 2009-10S
  7. 86Tejay JohnsonTCU · 2008-10S
  8. 83Rahim MooreUCLA · 2008-10S

Best college safeties since 1990Best Big 12 players

Sources: Wikipedia (Robert Sands (American football)) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.