Drew Sanders
LB
#41
Experience: 3 years
Height: 6-5
Weight: 233 lbs
College: Arkansas
2024 SEASON
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Solo4
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SCK1
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FF0
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INT--
Biography
- A third-year linebacker who has appeared in 21 regular-season games (4 starts) and one postseason game with Denver, totaling 27 tackles (15 solo), one sack (11.0 yds.), one special teams fumble recovery and five special-teams tackles.
- Made four appearances in the regular season and one game in the postseason in 2024, totaling five tackles (3 solo), one sack (11 yds.) and three special-teams tackles.
- Played in all 17 games (4 starts) in his rookie season with Denver in 2023, totaling 22 tackles (12 solo) and two special-teams tackles.
- Appeared in 36 career games (15 starts) over three seasons at the University of Alabama (2020-21) and the University of Arkansas (2022).
- Totaled 136 tackles (56 solo), 10.5 sacks (52 yds.), one interception (13 yds.), eight passes defensed, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery during his college career.
- Was second in the SEC and 15th in the country in sacks (9.5) in 2022 while also making 103 tackles (40 solo), 13.5 tackles for loss, one interception (13 yds.), six passes defensed, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.
- Became the first Arkansas linebacker to earn first-team All-America honors from the Associated Press since 1964.
- Played in 12 games (3 starts) at Alabama in 2021, totaling 24 tackles (12 solo), 2.5 tackles for loss, one sack (7 yds.) and two pass breakups to help the Crimson Tide win the SEC Championship.
- Made nine tackles (4 solo) and saw time on special teams in 12 games as a freshman with Alabama in 2020.
- Attended Ryan High School in Denton, Texas, where he was selected to the Under Armour All-America Game and was a 2019 Landry Player of the Year finalist.
- Made 119 tackles, including 10 tackles for loss, eight sacks and three interceptions, two of which were returned for scores, in 2018 to earn SportsDayHS Utility Player of the Year honors.
- Selected by the Broncos in the third round (67th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft.
Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Browns | W 41 - 32 | ||||||||||||||
| 15 | Colts | W 31 - 13 | ||||||||||||||
| 17 | @Bengals | L 24 - 30 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | Chiefs | W 38 - 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | @Chargers | L 27 - 34 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Stats
Defense Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Denver Broncos | 17 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2024 | Denver Broncos | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 21 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
