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Tony Sands

Kansas · Running Back · 1988-91

SPD
74
ELU
75
PWR
66

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Sands was a first-team all-conference pick in 1991.

In the Kansas record book, Sands ranks No. 3 in career rushing yards and No. 4 in career rushing touchdowns. Sands's 1991 season ranks No. 2 in program history for rushing yards.

In 17-0 that career earns a 74 overall, the 3rd-highest running back rating at Kansas since 1990 and No. 30 among all running backs of the 1990-1994 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 1991
    • Second-team All-American
    • First-team all-conference

Kansas Record Book

  • No. 3 in career rushing yards
  • No. 4 in career rushing touchdowns
  • No. 2 in single-season rushing yards (1991)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Kansas Teammates

  1. 74Dana Stubblefield1990-92EDGE
  2. 72Chip Hilleary1989-92QB
  3. 72Dwayne Chandler1992-93TE
  4. 72June Henley1993-96RB
  5. 70Don Davis1992-94LB
  6. 70Maurice Douglas1992RB
  7. 69Kyle Moore1990-92EDGE
  8. 68Curtis Moore1986-90LB
  9. 67Gerald McBurrows1992-94S
  10. 67Timothy Hill1990-91S

Full Kansas all-time roster

Top Running Backs of the 1990-1994 Era

  1. 95Rashaan SalaamColorado · 1992-94RB
  2. 91Troy DavisIowa State · 1994-96RB
  3. 90Byron HanspardTexas Tech · 1994-96RB
  4. 90Eric BieniemyColorado · 1987-90RB
  5. 90Garrison HearstGeorgia · 1990-92RB
  6. 90Greg LewisWashington · 1987-90RB
  7. 90Ki-Jana CarterPenn State · 1992-94RB
  8. 90Vaughn DunbarIndiana · 1990-91RB

Best college running backs since 1990Best Big 12 players

Sources: Wikipedia (Tony Sands) 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.