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*Drew Sanders, OLB, Arkansas
Selected: Round 3, Pick 4, Overall Pick 67 by Broncos
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Name: *Drew Sanders (+) Coming off Feb 2023 Hamstring...Transfer from Alabama
College: Arkansas
Number: 42
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 6-4 Weight: 235
Position: Pos2: ILB
Class/Draft Year: Jr/2023
40 Low: 4.60 40 Time: 4.66 40 High: 4.70
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Data Scout Notes: X-1-2/ILB or OLB/Looked Faster on Rush & covering TEs/103TT-9.5SK in 22/10GP-24TT-2.5TFL-1SK-4QBH-21 2022: 12/06/22-Announced Early Entry into 2023 NFL Draft/1stC/WCamp2nd/ButkusFinalist...Transfer from Alabama...2021: NAC...2020: NAC
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Combine Invite: Yes
Height: 6043
Weight: 235
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Dates: 03/29/23
Hand: 09 3/4 Arm: 32 1/8
Wingspan: 76 5/8
Height: 6043
Weight: 235
40 Yrd Dash: 4.66
20 Yrd Dash: 2.68
10 Yrd Dash: 1.61
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Vertical Jump: 37
Broad Jump: 09'10"
20 Yrd Shuttle: 4.38
3-Cone Drill: 7.18
40 Time Range: 4.64-4.67/Projected 4.56/+.10/No Bench-Choice
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*Drew Sanders, Arkansas, Player News
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2022 WALTER CAMP SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: LB Drew Sanders, Arkansas,...Sanders was sensational in his lone season at Arkansas, leading the Razorbacks in tackles (103), sacks (9.5) and tackles for loss (13.5). The junior led the Hogs in tackles seven tim es during the 2022 campaign and registered 10+ tackles in six games. Sanders jumped onto the national scene in just his second game on The Hill against South Carolina, making 11 tackles to go with three tackles for loss, including two sacks, to earn SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors along with national recognition as the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week and Bednarik Award Player of the Week. - Arkansas Football
(DS#3 OLB) Jr/2023  OLB *Drew Sanders, Arkansas
News Source: Arkansas Football
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2022 BUTKUS AWARD FINALIST: Drew Sanders, Arkansas,...A finalist for the Butkus Award, the Denton, Texas, native racked up a team-leading 103 total tackles with a team-high 13.5 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks in 12 games. Sanders, who anchored an Arkansa s defense that led the league in sacks with 39, is only the second FBS defender since 2000 (Buffalo LB Khalil Mack in 2013) with 100 total tackles and at least 13.5 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and an interception in a season. - Arkansas Football
(DS#3 OLB) Jr/2023 OLB *Drew Sanders, Arkansas
News Source: Arkansas Football
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2022 ALL-SEC FIRST TEAM (COACHES): LB Drew Sanders, Arkansas,...Drew Sanders earned first-team praise at linebacker after emerging as one of the top defensive playmakers in college football this season. A finalist for the Butkus Award, the Denton, Texas, native racked up a team-leading 103 total tackles with a team-high 13.5 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks in 12 games.Sanders, who anchored an Arkansas defense that led the league in sacks with 39, is only the second FBS defender since 2000 (Buffalo LB Khalil Mack in 2013) with 100 total tackles and at least 13.5 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and an interception in a season. His 13.5 tackles for loss this season are the most by a Hog defender since defensive e nd Trey Flowers totaled 13.5 sacks in 2014. Sanders' 9.5 sacks are the most since defensive end Chris Smith tallied the same amount in 2012, which is tied for seventh most in a single season in the school record book. - Arkansas Football
(DS#3 OLB) Jr/2023 OLB *Drew Sanders, Arkansas
News Source: Arkansas Football
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All-SEC linebacker Drew Sanders will declare for the NFL Draft and will not play in Arkansas' game against Kansas at the Liberty Bowl. Sanders, who has one season of eligibility remaining, is the third Razorback to declare for the draft since the end of the regular season. Center Ricky Stromberg and receiver Jadon Haselwood have also said they will enter the draft, and neither is expected to play in the bowl game. "I've enjoyed playing in college," Sanders told ESPN. "It's always been a dream for me to play in the NFL, ever since I can remember. There's an opportunity for me to take, and I want to take it." Sanders was a break-out star on Arkansas' defense this year. He led the team with 113 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks. His sack total was second to Alabama's Will Anderson (10) in the SEC. - Northwest Arkansas Times
(DS#3 OLB) Jr/2023 OLB *Drew Sanders, Arkansas
News Source: Northwest Arkansas Times
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NOV 21 SEC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Drew Sanders, LB, Arkansas,...Led Arkansas' defense in the Razorbacks' 42-27 win over No. 14 Ole Miss, logging his sixth double-digit tackle game of the season with 10 stops, one interception, one fumble recovery and 0.5 tackle for loss...Became the third Arkansas player this season to intercept a pass and recover a fumble in a game...Finishing with 0.5 tackle for loss in the victory, Sanders' 12.5 tackles for loss this season are the most by a Hog defender since LB Alonzo Highsmith totaled 12.5 tackles for loss in 2011. Sanders has recorded a tackle for loss in three consecutive games...Came up with a crucial interception with 1:07 remaining in the second quarter, picking off an Ole Miss pass at Arkansas' own 3 9-yard line and returning it for 13 yards to the Ole Miss 48 and allow the Razorback offense to string together a touchdown drive to take a 35-6 lead into half....Anchored a Razorback defense that did not allow an Ole Miss touchdown over the first three quarters...Leads SEC in sacks with 8.5 on the season. - SEC Football
(DS#3 OLB) Jr/2023 OLB *Drew Sanders, Arkansas
News Source: SEC Football
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Arkansas linebacker Drew Sanders was named a semifinalist for two national awards Tuesday. Sanders is among 20 semifinalists for the Bednarik Award and one of 15 semifinalists for the Butkus Award. The Bednarik Award is presented to college football's be st defensive player, and the Butkus Award is given to the best linebacker. In his first season at Arkansas after transferring from Alabama, Sanders has recorded 65 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks through 8 games. He leads the SEC in sacks and forced fumbles (3), and was named national linebacker of the month in September by the Butkus Award. Sanders was named national defensive player of the week by the Walter Camp Football Foundation on Sept. 11 following a game against South Carolina in wh ich he recorded 11 tackles and 2 sacks, and forced 2 fumbles. - Northwest Arkansas Times
(DS#3 OLB) Jr/2023 OLB *Drew Sanders, Arkansas
News Source: Northwest Arkansas Times
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SEPT 12 SEC CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Drew Sanders, LB, Arkansas,...Logged career highs in total tackles (11), including eight solo, and tackles for loss (3.0) in Arkansas' SEC-opening win over South Carolina. Sanders also recorded two forced fumb les, one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry to help the Razorbacks improve to 2-0...Accounted for a career high two sacks...Sanders' 3.0 TFL were the most in a game by an Arkansas defender since against Texas A&M in 2020...Tied a school single-game r ecord (based on available stats) in forced fumbles (2)...Became one of two SEC defenders since 2000 to have totaled 10+ tackles with 2.0 or more sacks, two or more forced fumbles and a PBU in a single game: Greg Hardy (Ole Miss) vs. Alabama in 2007, Drew Sanders (Arkansas) vs. South Carolina in 2022. - SEC Football
(DS#3 OLB) Jr/2023 OLB *Drew Sanders, Arkansas
News Source: SEC Football
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SEPT 11 WALTER CAMP NATIONAL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: DREW SANDERS, ARKANSAS, Junior, Linebacker, Denton, TX/Ryan HS,...Drew Sanders recorded 11 tackles (8 solo), including three for losses, two quarterback sacks and forced two fumbles as Arkansas d efeated SEC-rival South Carolina, 44-30. Sanders also posted one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry as the Razorbacks improved to 2-0. Notes: Drew Sanders is the fifth Arkansas player to earn Walter Camp National Player of the Year honors since 2004, and the first since former Razorback linebacker Hayden Henry (Sept. 12, 2021). - The Walter Camp Football Foundation
(DS#3 OLB) Jr/2023 OLB *Drew Sanders, Arkansas
News Source: The Walter Camp Football Foundation
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The University of Arkansas and LSU didn't work out a football trade in the offseason, it just looked that way. The Razorbacks and Tigers, SEC West rivals, swapped two players each on defense. Arkansas lost defensive backs Joe Foucha and Greg Brooks, both Louisiana natives, to LSU. The Razorbacks added cornerback Dwight McGlothern, who started six games for LSU last season, and Tigers defensive end Landon Jackson. Arkansas has four transfers from other SEC teams, including linebacker Drew Sanders (Alabam a) and safety Latavious Brini (Georgia).Sanders is set to be a starter, while Brini, McGlothern and Jackson all figure to be on the two-deep chart. "A big thing for me was trying to stay in the SEC," said Sanders, who is from Denton, Texas. "But b etween staying in the SEC, I wanted to be closer to home, too." Sanders, a junior who played in 12 games at Alabama last season with three starts, said he also considered Oklahoma and Texas, both Big 12 teams that will join the SEC no later than the 2025 season. In the end, Arkansas and the SEC won out with Sanders over the Sooners and Longhorns. "There's a big sense of pride with playing in the SEC," Sanders said. "And I just still wanted to be a part of that." - Northwest Arkansas Times
(DS#3 OLB) Jr/2023 OLB *Drew Sanders, Arkansas
News Source: Northwest Arkansas Times
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Linebacker Bumper Pool touted the adaptability of Drew Sanders, who transferred from Alabama over the winter. "What we're asking of Drew, we're not asking a lot of other guys to do," Pool said. "He's going down and rushing the passer off the edge and als o coming back with me and playing a standup linebacker. His skill set is so versatile that whenever he makes a mistake doing something he gets - not down on himself - but he wants to be a perfectionist. "So just continuing to tell him, 'Hey, listen. You' re doing so many good things. You don't need to get down on yourself because there's a certain mistake that you make having to go back from on the edge to back to linebacker.' But he's picking it up well." - Northwest Arkansas Times
(DS#3 OLB) Jr/2023 OLB *Drew Sanders, Arkansas
News Source: Northwest Arkansas Times
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Arkansas could find a pass rush as the season progresses, but as of now, there's no sign of significant threats the Alabama offensive line will have to neutralize. Last year, the Razorbacks finished second to last in sacks per game in the SEC with 1.85. By comparison, Alabama averaged 3.80. And Arkansas is losing some of its better rushers from 2021. It will be without its two most productive pass rushers in Tre Williams (six sacks) and Hayden Henry (four). The Razorbacks did add players through the por tal who might help, including former Alabama five-star linebacker Drew Sanders. - Montgomery Advertiser
(DS#3 OLB) Jr/2023 OLB *Drew Sanders, Arkansas
News Source: Montgomery Advertiser
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