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12 Brandon Sanders

12 Brandon Sanders

  • Position:
    WR
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-0 / 205
  • Hometown:
    Downingtown, Pa.
  • High School:
    St. Joseph’s Prep

Summary

Biography

Spring 2021 All-Patriot League First Team
2019 All-Patriot League First Team

2021 (Senior): Played in 10 games with three starts at wide receiver ... totaled 16 receptions for 183 yards and a touchdown ... had eight games with at least one catch ... hauled in a 13-yard reception in the win at Indiana (11/13) ... led the team with seven catches for 47 yards against No. 11 Ohio State (10/2) ... posted a 62-yard touchdown on three receptions in the victory over Delaware (9/18) ... registered a reception in Rutgers debut versus Temple (9/4).

2021 Spring (Junior at Bucknell): Started all four games at wide receiver ... made the All-Patriot League First Team for the second season in a row ... became the second Bucknell wide receiver to earn two All-Patriot League nods ... Preseason All-Patriot League selection ... finished second among Bison in receptions (23) and receiving yards (264) ... led all Bison with two touchdown catches ... named the Patriot League Offensive Player and Bison Athlete of the Week (3/29) after making 12 catches for 179 yards and two touchdowns against Lafayette (3/27) ... touchdown catches were of 35 and 12 yards ... also received Honorable Mention STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Week laurels on the strength of that performance ... became the sixth Bison to eclipse 170 receiving yards in a single game ... added six catches for 46 yards in the Patriot League Championship Game against Holy Cross (4/17).

2019 (Sophomore at Bucknell): Started nine games at wide receiver ... All-Patriot League First Team honoree ... led the Bison in receptions (58) and touchdown catches (3) and finished second in receiving yards (530) ... total of receptions ranked seventh in school history at the time ... became the sixth Bison to make at least 50 catches in a single campaign ... led the Patriot League in receptions per game (6.4) ... made at least five catches in seven games ... returned five punts for 58 yards ... exceeded 100 receiving yards for the first time in the season opener at Temple (8/31), making nine receptions for 115 yards with a season-long 42-yard catch that was featured as the No. 1 FCS Play of the Week ... captured first career Bison Athlete of the Week award (10/7) after breaking a 55-year-old school record with 14 receptions against Holy Cross (10/5) ... finished that game with a season-best 122 receiving yards ... eclipsed 50 receiving yards with 64 at Colgate (10/12) and 66 versus Lafayette (10/26) ... caught two touchdown passes against the Leopards ... made 100th career catch in the finale at Fordham (10/23).
 
2018 (Freshman at Bucknell): Started five of 10 appearances at wide receiver ... one of six freshmen to start in 2018 and lone newcomer to start the season opener against William & Mary (9/1) ... team leader in receptions (44) and receiving yards (516) ... surpassed 50 receiving yards in five games ... registered a season-high 97 yards on six catches at Holy Cross (9/29), bolstered by a season-long 46-yard reception ... had a season-best seven catches against Lafayette (10/20) and against Fordham (11/17) in the season finale ... posted 90 yards against the Rams ... rushed for a four-yard score against Sacred Heart (9/8) ... registered season highs in kickoff returns (3) and kickoff return yards (39) at Lehigh (11/3) with an additional 80 receiving yards on six catches to finish with a season-best 119 all-purpose yards ... honored as Bucknell’s first recipient of the Theodore S. Ratkus Football Leadership Award, which was renamed in 2018 and is presented for character, courage and commitment to team play.

Prior to College: Three-year letterwinner in football and two-year letterwinner in baseball at St. Joseph’s Preparatory … served as both teams’ captain as a senior … 2017 6A all-state ... member of 2016 PIAA 6A state championship team that went undefeated … team went 27-1 over the course of his junior and senior seasons … as a senior, recorded 521 yards and nine touchdowns on 39 receptions, averaging 13.4 yards per catch … in baseball, won the 2016 Catholic League regular-season title and was on the Southeastern Pennsylvania hitting leaders list ... received St. Joseph’s Scholar-Athlete award.

Personal: A labor studies and employment relations major.
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