Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

Last updated July 24, 2016

2015: Started two games at defensive end before suffering a season-ending knee injury during week three...Was later granted a medical hardship...Recorded six tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and a sack...Placed himself among Southeast’s career leaders in sacks and tackles for loss...Finished with 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack vs. Southern Illinois (9/12), the game he was injured.

2014: Appeared in eight games and made six starts...Finished the year with 19 tackles, including 11 solo and eight assisted stops...Ranked second on the team with eight tackles for loss...Dropped ball carriers for a loss of 34 yards...Tied for first on the team with three sacks for a loss of 21 yards...Recovered a fumble, forced another, added one pass breakup and had three quarterback hurries...Turned in a season-high five tackles, including three for loss at Eastern Kentucky (10/25)...Also had four tackles at both Kansas (9/6) and Murray State (10/11).

2013: Started 11 games at right defensive end...Collected 39 tackles and made 31 solo stops...Ranked second on the team with seven tackles for loss and four sacks...Recovered two fumbles and tied a team-high two forced fumbles...Had a season-high seven tackles and two tackles for a loss of 13 yards vs. Tennessee Tech (11/9)...Recovered a fumble in each of Southeast’s first two games of the season -- at Southeastern Louisiana (8/29) and at Ole Miss (9/7)...Turned in six tackles vs. Murray State (10/12)...Forced a fumble at Ole Miss (9/7) and Tennessee State (10/5)...Picked up his first career sack against the Rebels...Finished with multiple tackles in all but one of his starts.

2012: One of three Redhawks to play in every game as a true freshman...Had 11 tackles, including four solo stops...Posted a season-high three tackles at Austin Peay (10/27)...Two weeks later he collected two tackles at Eastern Illinois (11/10)...Had one tackle in first college game at Central Michigan (8/30)...Southeast Scholar-Athlete.

Prep: Garnered Four Rivers Conference Defensive Player of the Year and Eastern Missourian Player of the Year honors as a prep at St. Clair High School...First-Team All-Conference and All-Area honoree...Second-Team All-State selection...Registered 39 tackles and seven sacks as a senior...Earned honorable mention All-Conference laurels as a junior...All-Conference pick in baseball.

Personal: Born July 21, 1993...Majoring in Agribusiness...Son of Roger Sanders.