T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders
Wins his gap play after play. This is his fourth year in the same defensive front at South Carolina. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles, 1 TFL against Ole Miss, Week 6, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at South Carolina, 106 tackles — drafted at #41 overall by Buffalo.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Shane Beamer.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
BuffaloEntering 2nd NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | South Carolina | 51 | 29 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | South Carolina | 43 | 28 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | South Carolina | 12 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | South Carolina | -- | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 106 | 62 | 17.5 | 9.5 | 6 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2024
W 44–20
vs Texas A&M
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Dominant 24-point win at home against Texas A&M.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Daniel Lyons’s 2024 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Daniel Lyons's senior season at Florida State (2025).
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