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Born: | Dublin, Ohio, U.S. | September 15, 1996||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Dublin Coffman (OH) | ||||||
College: | Ohio State (2015–2019) | ||||||
Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2020 | ||||||
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C.J. Saunders (born September 15, 1996) is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Ohio State.
Saunders was unranked by 247Sports.com coming out of high school. [1] He committed to Ohio State as a walk-on before the 2015 season. [2] After getting the opportunity to play sporadically for the team, he applied for and was denied a sixth year of eligibility. [3]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 9+3⁄4 in (1.77 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | 31+1⁄4 in (0.79 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.70 s | 1.62 s | 2.72 s | 4.15 s | 7.10 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) | 9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) | 8 reps | |
All values from Pro Day [4] |
After spending a year as a graduate assistant at Ohio State, Saunders had a mini-camp tryout with the Atlanta Falcons in May 2021. [5] [6]
On June 1, 2021, Saunders signed with the Carolina Panthers. [7] He was waived on August 31, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [8] [9] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on January 10, 2022. [10]
On August 30, 2022, Saunders was waived by the Panthers and re-signed to the practice squad. [11] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 9, 2023. [12] He was released on August 26, 2023. [13]
On August 31, 2023, Saunders was signed to the Atlanta Falcons practice squad. [14] He was released on October 11, 2023. [15]
Saunders coached as a graduate assistant at Ohio State in 2020 after he was denied a sixth–year of eligibility. [16]