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Height
6'1
Weight
270 lbs
Birth Date (Age)
2000-05-18 (26)
Born
Glenwood, IA
School
South Dakota State
Status
AMER
Defensive Tackles
9
Special Teams Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Sacks
2
ACQUIRED: Signed by Roughriders in September 2023; signed new contracts in December 2023 and December 2025.
YEARS WITH ROUGHRIDERS: 4
YEARS IN CFL: 4
2026: Quarterback sack, July 12 vs. Hamilton … sack, Aug. 1 at Edmonton … first career two-sack game, Aug. 29 vs. Toronto.
2025: Registered one of Roughriders’ six sacks. Aug. 16 vs. Hamilton … second sack of the season, Sept. 27 at Edmonton … pass knockdown, Nov. 16 vs. Montreal (Grey Cup) … member of 2025 Grey Cup champions … signed new contract, Dec. 22.
2024: Sanders registered his first CFL sack, July 19 versus Winnipeg … blocked field goal and tackle for a loss, Aug. 8 at Ottawa … one sack and two tackles for a loss, Oct. 12 vs. B.C. … 11 defensive tackles, three sacks and one forced fumble in 13 regular-season games … QB sack in West Semi-Final, Nov. 2 vs. B.C. … blocked punt in Western Final, Nov. 9 at Winnipeg.
2023: Sanders attended rookie camp with the New York Giants and training camp with the Philadelphia Eagles. In one NFL pre-season game with the Eagles, he registered two defensive tackles. On Sept. 12, he signed with the Roughriders and was placed on the practice roster. Sanders played in one regular-season game (Oct. 7 against the host Hamilton Tiger-Cats), registering two defensive tackles.
COLLEGE: Sanders was at South Dakota State University from 2018 to 2022. In 66 games with the Jackrabbits, he recorded 137 defensive tackles (42.5 for a loss), 20.5 sacks, two pass knockdowns, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. He earned First-Team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference honours in 2020 and 2022 and was named to the Second Team in 2021. As a senior, Sanders was named a team captain and earned Associated Press FCS All-America First-Team recognition while helping the Jackrabbits win the 2022 FCS championship. Also in 2022, he was a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, which is presented to the most outstanding defensive player in the Division 1 Football Championship Subdivision.
FAST FACT: Sanders made the honour roll each year at South Dakota State.
MEDIA
- May 15, 2024: Training camp update
- Oct. 22, 2024: Success for Sanders
- Aug. 21, 2025: Roughriders savouring sack-tacular three-game stretch
- Dec. 22, 2025: Sanders extends with Roughriders
Seasons
Defence
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | DT | ST | SACKS | INT | TD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2023
|
SSK | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
2024
|
SSK | 13 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
2025
|
SSK | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
2026
|
SSK | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Total
|
35 | 35 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Game Log
Game Participation Count
| Year | Team | Regular | Semi-Final | Final | Greycup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2023
|
SSK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
2024
|
SSK | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
|
2025
|
SSK | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
|
2026
|
SSK | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Defence
| DATE | WEEK | OPP | DT | ST | SACKS | INT | TD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
06-13
|
2 | BC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
06-20
|
3 | CGY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
06-26
|
4 | TOR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
07-03
|
5 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
07-12
|
6 | HAM | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
07-23
|
8 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
08-01
|
9 | EDM | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
08-07
|
10 | OTT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
08-15
|
11 | HAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Total
|
9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player Transactions
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