T.J. Sanders

Defensive Tackle, Buffalo Bills · #98.

Player facts

Team: Buffalo Bills
Position: Defensive Tackle
Number: 98
Born: Jul 30, 2003 (age 23)
Birthplace: Marion, SC, USA
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 297 lbs
College: South Carolina
Experience: 2 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.5	0	0
Career	21	9	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	1.5	0	0

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Mon, Oct 12	@ LAR	W 37-34 OT	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 1 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Tanaeri J. Sanders (born July 30, 2003) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks and was selected by the Bills in the second round of the 2025 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on T. J. Sanders, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Sanders attended Marion High School in Marion, South Carolina. He committed to the University of South Carolina to play college football.

College career

In his first year at South Carolina in 2021, Sanders played in two games and redshirted. As a redshirt freshman in 2022, he played in 12 games and had 16 tackles and one sack. As a redshirt sophomore in 2023, he started seven of 12 games, recording 43 tackles and 4.5 sacks. Sanders returned to South Carolina for his redshirt junior season in 2024.

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