Myjai Sanders

Sanders with the Cincinnati Bearcats in 2021
Profile
Position	Defensive end
Personal information
Born	(1998-07-12) July 12, 1998 (age 27) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	248 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school	Camden County (Kingsland, Georgia)
College	Cincinnati (2018–2021)
NFL draft	2022: 3rd round, 100th overall pick
Career history
Arizona Cardinals (2022–2023) Houston Texans (2023) Birmingham Stallions (2025)
Awards and highlights
2× First-team All-AAC (2020, 2021)
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles 30 Sacks 3 Forced fumbles 1 Fumble recoveries 1 Pass deflections 3 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Myjai Sanders (/ˈmaɪdʒeɪ/ MY-jay;^[1] born July 12, 1998) is an American professional football defensive end. He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2022 NFL draft.

Early life

Sanders grew up in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended William M. Raines High School before transferring to Camden County High School in Kingsland, Georgia before his junior year. He was named to the Coastal Georgia All-Area team by The Brunswick News after recording 39 tackles, three sacks and seven quarterback hurries as a senior.^[2] Sanders committed to play college football at Cincinnati over offers from Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Washington State, UCF.^[3]

College career

Sanders played in ten games with seven tackles as a reserve in his freshman season.^[4][5] He was named a starter as a sophomore and finished the season with 40 tackles with seven tackles for loss and four sacks.^[6] Sanders was a named a semifinalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award as a junior.^[7] He was named the American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week after recording six tackles with 1.5 sacks in a 49–10 win over Memphis.^[8]

Professional career

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Myjai Sanders.

• Career statistics from Yahoo Sports
• Cincinnati Bearcats bio