During his NFL draft surveillance evening, Sanders is surrounded by family and friends who saw him receive a phone call that will change the course of his sports career.
Blythewood, SC – The profile project of the former defensive line player Gamecock Tj Sanders suggested that it would be a second round selection in the NFL draft and this profile was exact.
Sanders was made with the ninth choice of the second round and the 41st global selection by the Buffalo Bills. He headed northeast after an exceptional career in South Carolina where he has become a force on the defensive line.
The former show of Marion High School spent four seasons in the Carolina program. After the Redshirt in 2021, Sanders would play in 37 games, starting seven games in 2023 and nine for his 2024 junior junior season, which was highlighted by him winning the second all-secret team of the Associated Press. Sanders finished fifth on the team and led the defensive line player with 50 plated, including 7.0 plated for loss and 4.0 bags.
There were a total of three former gamecocks taken in the second round while the second Demetrius Knight, Jr. was made with the 17th choice of the second round and the 49th overall selection by the Bengals.
In the third round, Hammond Product and Edge Rusher Jordan Burch, who began his career in South Carolina before the transfer to Oregon, was made with the 14th choice of the Round and the 78th overall selection by the Cardinals of Arizona.
