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Mac Sanders

LB · Jacksonville State · Fr. · #59

All-Conf HMReturning to Jacksonville State for 2026
Fr. · McDonough, Ga. → Ola HS
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Mac Sanders

LB · Jacksonville State · Fr · #59

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1892 national
CFB
College
Jacksonville State
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
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ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2025)

All-Conference USA

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Jacksonville State9-5HC: Charles Kelly · Run-heavy

Awards

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
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ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2025)

All-Conference USA

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Jacksonville State834411.51.52----
Career834411.51.52----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2025

W 29–27

at Sam Houston

2 TOT  ·  1 SOLO  ·  1 PD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Jacksonville State

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Linebacker · Jacksonville State

Returning around him

  • 84% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
  • Transfer portal: +7 net (20 in / 13 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Jacksonville State · Last season: 9-5 · Talent rank #111 · 2026 recruiting class #85

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Linebacker

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

LB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Christian Harris’s 2021 season.

Alabama · 2021

All-SECNFL Rd 3 · Pk 11
#2

Trey Lathan

West Virginia · 2024

72%
#3

Josiah Trotter

Missouri · 2025

NFL Rd 2 · Pk 14
70%
#4

Charles Correa

Purdue · 2025

70%
#5
68%

Matches Christian on

TFL rate
Weight
Class year

Differs from Christian on

Sack rate (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Javante Mackey's freshman season at Arkansas State (2023).

Arkansas State · 2023

#2

A.J. Musolino

Kent State · 2021

64%
#3

Noah Flemmings

UL Monroe · 2025

All-Sun Belt
64%
#4

TJ Dottery

Ole Miss · 2024

61%
#5

Curly Ordonez

Temple · 2025

61%

Matches Javante on

Height
Weight
Solo tackle rate

Differs from Javante on

Class year (lower)
TFL rate (higher)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #9271

Final rank
#10523
Avg #10073.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #9271 this season.

Background

HIGH SCHOOL: A consensus three-star prospect according to 247 Sports, On3 and ESPN…Wrapped up his senior season at Ola High School for Dustin Adkins with 164 tackles, 20 TFL’s, four sacks and three interceptions…Helped team record first playof win and region title...Earned all-state, Athlete of t...

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