At Midwestern State
Academic Awards
President's Honor Roll (1): 2021 (F)
Dean's Honor Roll (4): 2023 (S), 2022 (F), 2024 (F), 2025 (S)
LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll (5): 2021 (F), 2022 (F), 2023 (S), 2024 (F), 2025 (S)
Junior (2024)
started all 11 games in which he appeared … finished the season with 35 tackles, including 13 solo stops … made 3.5 tackles for loss and recorded one sack… led the team with five QB hurries… recovered a fumble in a 36-15 victory at Eastern New Mexico (9/21) … scored the first points of the Rich Renner era with a safety in the first quarter of an 18-11 win over Missouri Southern (8/29) …
Sophomore (2023)
started seven of the 10 games in which he appeared… made 21 tackles during the season, including seven solo tackles… made 4.5 tackles for loss during the season… had season-high five tackles in 27-21 loss to Texas A&M-Kingsville (11/11)… recovered a fumble in back-to-back games… recovered first fumble in the first quarter of a 34-31 win over Eastern New Mexico (9/23)… recovered a fumble on 1st-and-goal late in the second quarter of a 21-13 loss to UT Permian Basin (10/7)… hurried the quarterback twice during the season…
Redshirt Freshman (2022)
competed in 11 games making eight starts at defensive end... accumulated 28 tackles including 10 solo stops, 3 1/2 tackles for loss, a sack, five quarterback hurries, and two fumble recoveries... made a season-high six tackles with two quarterback hurries in a 28-14 win at Eastern New Mexico (9/10)... logged four tackles and was in on a sack at Western New Mexico (10/1)... also credited with three tackles against Michigan Tech (9/17), Central Washington (10/15), and UT Permian Basin (10/22)... made two tackles and had two quarterback hurries in a 41-37 win at Texas A&M-Kingsville (11/5)... recovered fumbles against Simon Fraser (9/24) and Texas A&M-Kingsville (11/5)...
Freshman (2021)
served redshirt season...
At Clear Brook High School
a three-year varsity letter winner for coach John Towels at Clear Brook High School in Friendswood, Texas... earned All-District 24-6A second-team honors at defensive tackle as a senior in 2020 finishing the campaign with 29 tackles including eight stops for loss... garnered All-District 24-6A second-team accolades as an outside linebacker as a junior in 2019... a member of the Wolverines' playoff qualifying squad as a sophomore in 2018... earned Texas High School Coaches' Association (THSCA) second-team Academic All-State honors follow senior campaign in 2020... named Defensive MVP of the Bayou Bowl leading the East to a 13-11 win over West while holding the opposition to 229 total yards... a member of the National Honor Society... earned the football team academic award...
Personal
son of Leatrice Sanders...
