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T.J. Sanders

South Carolina · Edge Rusher · 2021-24

SACKS
10
TFL
18
TKL
106

Career totals · 4 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2022 to 2024, Sanders recorded 106 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks.

Sanders was the No. 41 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 70 overall, the 10th-highest edge rusher rating at South Carolina since 1990 and No. 119 among all edge rushers of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2024
    • Second-team all-conference
  2. 2025
    • No. 41 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

T.J. Sanders season-by-season statistics at South Carolina
SeasonTklTFLSacksPD
202212111
2023439.54.54
202451741
Total10617.59.56

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

South Carolina Teammates

  1. 88Kyle Kennard2024EDGE
  2. 83Xavier Legette2019-23WR
  3. 80Jaylan Foster2017-21S
  4. 80Nick Emmanwori2022-24S
  5. 77Jaycee Horn2018-20CB
  6. 75Marcellas Dial2021-23CB
  7. 74Cam Smith2019-22CB
  8. 74LaNorris Sellers2023-26QB
  9. 72Kingsley Enagbare2018-21EDGE
  10. 72Jalon Kilgore2023-25S

Full South Carolina all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 93Aidan HutchinsonMichigan · 2018-21EDGE
  2. 93Will Anderson Jr.Alabama · 2020-22EDGE
  3. 90T'Vondre SweatTexas · 2019-23EDGE
  4. 90Jordan DavisGeorgia · 2018-21EDGE
  5. 90Abdul CarterPenn State · 2022-24EDGE
  6. 90Calijah KanceyPittsburgh · 2020-22EDGE
  7. 90Jalen CarterGeorgia · 2020-22EDGE
  8. 90Kayvon ThibodeauxOregon · 2019-21EDGE

Best college edge rushers since 1990Best SEC players

Sources: Wikipedia (T. J. Sanders) 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.