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2018 Football Roster
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Jayod Sanders
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- DE
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 240
- Prev School:
- Leon HS
- Hometown:
- Tallahassee, Fla.
2020 (Sr.):
• Saw playing time in nine games
• Finished the season with six tackles (three solo, three assisted)
• Two of his six tackles were sacks for a loss of 22 total yards
• Helped Liberty's defense rank No. 11 in the country in total defense (317.7 yards allowed per game) and No. 22 in scoring defense (20.5 points allowed per game)
• The Flames also ranked No. 14 in third-down percentage defense (31.9 percent)
• Solo tackle during Liberty's season opening road win at Western Kentucky
• 19-yard sack against FIU
• Three-yard sack against North Alabama
• One assisted tackle during Liberty's road win at Syracuse
• Two assisted tackles, including a tackle for a loss, against Southern Miss
2019 (Jr.):
• Saw playing time in 11 of 13 games
• Missed the first two games of the season due to injury
• Finished the year with 13 tackles (seven solo, six assisted), 5.5 tackles for a loss (27 yards), 4.0 sacks (24 yards) and a pass breakup
• 10-yard sack in a home win over Hampton
• Three solo tackles against Maine, including 3.0 TFLs and 2.0 sacks
• Two tackles in a road win at UMass, including a six-yard sack
• Two tackles during Liberty's regular-season finale win over New Mexico State
• Assisted tackle during Liberty's victory over Georgia Southern in the FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl
2018 (So.):
• Saw playing time in nine games, including a start in the season opener against Old Dominion
• Helped the Flames to a win in their first-ever FBS game with two assisted tackles, including a shared tackle for a loss, against Old Dominion
• Three tackles (two solo, one assisted) in a home win over Troy, including two tackles for a loss and an 11-yard sack
• Three tackles (one solo, two assisted) at Auburn
• One solo tackle in a home win over New Mexico State and Norfolk State
2017 (Fr.):
• Saw playing time in 10 of 11 games during his true freshman season
• Finished the year with three tackles
• Had an assisted stop against Morehead State and Gardner-Webb
• Had a quarterback hurry during Liberty's home victory over Indiana State
• Recorded his first career solo tackle during Liberty's season finale at Charleston Southern
Prep:
• Four-year letter winner who graduated from from Leon High School in Tallahassee, Fla.
• Won the Christian Character Award as a freshman
• First-team all-state honoree as a junior at both defensive end and outside linebacker
• All-Big Bend honorable mention selection as a senior at defensive end
• 101% Effort Award recipient as a senior
Personal:
• Son of Jada and Todd Sanders
• Graduated with a bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in December 2020
• Birthday is March 20
