| South Carolina Gamecocks–No. 90 | |
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| Position | Defensive tackle |
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| Major | Criminology and Criminal Justice |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 30, 2003 |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 290 lb (132 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Marion (Marion, South Carolina) |
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Tanaeri J. Sanders (born July 30, 2003) is an American football defensive tackle for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Sanders attended Marion High School in Marion, South Carolina. [1] He committed to the University of South Carolina to play college football. [2] [3]
In his first year at South Carolina in 2021, Sanders played in two games and redshirted. [4] 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. [5] Sanders returned to South Carolina for his redshirt junior season in 2024.
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