Marcus Sanders Jr.
Marcus Sanders Jr.
Beats you over the top. This is his fourth year in the same receiving corps at Georgia Southern. The receipt on tape: 135 rec yds, 8 receptions against Marshall, Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Clay Helton.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia Southern | 50 | 797 | 15.9 | 5 | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia Southern | 9 | 158 | 17.6 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 91 | 15.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Georgia Southern | 20 | 171 | 8.6 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 85 | 1,217 | 14.3 | 8 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia Southern | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 14 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Georgia Southern | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Georgia Southern | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 14 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 45–17
vs Maine
5 rec · 68 yds
Dominant 28-point win at home against Maine.
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Georgia Southern
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Wide receiver · Georgia Southern
Returning around him
- 92% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: -1 net (17 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia Southern · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #93 · 2026 recruiting class #89
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Harrison Wallace III’s 2024 season.
Matches Harrison on
Differs from Harrison on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jermaine Jackson’s path through Idaho.
Jermaine Jackson
Dai'Jean Dixon
Terrace Marshall
Matches Jermaine on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Emmanuel Henderson Jr.'s senior season at Kansas (2025).
Matches Emmanuel on
Differs from Emmanuel on
Player DNA
Players who play like Marcus Sanders Jr.
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2022–2025+366%
Up 366% from first season to most-recent.