Tennessee Volunteers–No. 70 | |
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Position | Offensive tackle |
Class | Freshman |
Personal information | |
Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Weight | 290 lb (132 kg) |
Career history | |
College | Tennessee (2025–present) |
High school | Providence Day School (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
David Sanders Jr. is an American football offensive tackle for the Tennessee Volunteers.
Sanders grew up in Concord, North Carolina. [1] His father, David Sr., was a college basketball player. [2] Sanders started playing football at age seven and continued while attending Providence Day School in Charlotte, where he became a top offensive tackle and also played on defense. [2] At Providence Day, he also participated in basketball and track and field. [3] As a sophomore, he ranked as the top college recruit nationally for the class of 2025. [4] That year, he was selected to MaxPreps's Sophomore All-America team, and Sanders then was named second-team All-American as a junior in 2023, also being named the Gatorade North Carolina Player of the Year. [1] [5]
Sanders was named a finalist for the North Carolina Mr. Football award as a senior and did not allow a sack, helping Providence Day win its third-straight state championship. [1] A five-star prospect, the top offensive tackle recruit, and a top-10 ranked player nationally in the 2025 recruiting class, he committed to play college football for the Tennessee Volunteers. [3] [6]
Sanders enrolled at Tennessee in 2025 and was shifted from left tackle, his position in high school, to right tackle as a freshman. [7]