2018 Football Roster
Roster
Sanders, Brandon
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Jersey Number 5
Brandon Sanders
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Downingtown, Pa.
- High School:
- St. Joseph's Prep
Bio
Two-time All-Patriot League First Team (2021 Spring & 2019) ... 2021 Spring Preseason All-Patriot League ... left Bucknell with school record in single-game receptions (14, 2019) ... stood seventh in school history in career receptions (125), single-season receptions (58, 2019) and single-game receiving yards (179, 2021 Spring) at time of departure ... one of six Bison to make at least 50 catches in a single campaign ... one of 10 to make at least 100 catches over course of career.
2021 Spring (Junior): Made the All-Patriot League First Team for the second season in a row ... became the second Bucknell wide receiver to earn two All-Patriot League nods ... Preseason All-Patriot League selection ... started all four games at wide receiver ... finished second among Bison in receptions (23) and receiving yards (264) ... led all Bison with two touchdown catches ... named the Patriot League Offensive Player and Bison Athlete of the Week (3/29) after making 12 catches for 179 yards and two touchdowns against Lafayette ... touchdown catches were of 35 and 12 yards ... also received Honorable Mention STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Week laurels on the strength of that performance ... became the sixth Bison to eclipse 170 receiving yards in a single game ... added six catches for 46 yards in the Patriot League Championship Game ... earned Bucknell's George L. McGaughey Memorial Award as the outstanding player of the Lafayette game.
2019 (Sophomore): All-Patriot League First Team honoree ... first Bison to make the First Team as an offensive skill player since 2014 ... started nine games at wide receiver ... missed time due to injury ... led the Bison in receptions (58) and touchdown catches (3) and finished second in receiving yards (530) ... total of receptions ranked seventh in school history at the time ... became the sixth Bison to make at least 50 catches in a single campaign ... led the Patriot League in receptions per game (6.4) ... captured first career Bison Athlete of the Week award (10/7) after breaking a 55-year-old school record with 14 receptions against Holy Cross ... finished that game with a season-best 122 receiving yards ... previous school record of 13 catches was held by Tom Mitchell, a member of the Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame and a former NFL player ... exceeded 100 receiving yards for the first time in the season opener at Temple, making nine receptions for 115 yards ... season-long 42-yard catch came against the Owls ... that reception was a sprawling, one-handed grab that was featured as the No. 1 FCS Play of the Week ... made at least five catches in seven games ... also eclipsed 50 receiving yards at Colgate (64) and Lafayette (66) ... caught two touchdown passes against the Leopards ... first career touchdown reception came in victory over the Crusaders ... made 100th career catch in the finale at Fordham ... became the 10th Bison to reach the century mark in that statistical category ... returned five punts for 58 yards, with four returns and 40 yards coming against No. 23/22 Villanova ... captured the Big Blue Award as Bucknell's most outstanding back or receiver.
2018 (Freshman): Started five of 10 appearances at wide receiver ... one of six freshmen to start in 2018 and lone newcomer to start the season opener against William & Mary ... team leader in receptions (44) and receiving yards (516) ... only Bison to eclipse 300 receiving yards ... surpassed 50 receiving yards in five games ... registered a season-high 97 yards on six catches at Holy Cross in week five, bolstered by a season-long 46-yard reception ... had a season-best seven catches against Lafayette on Oct. 20 and against Fordham in the season finale ... posted 90 yards against the Rams ... became the first member of the class of 2022 to score a touchdown, rushing for a four-yard score against Sacred Heart in week two ... overall, totaled 24 rushing yards on seven carries ... began returning kickoffs in October, finishing the year with 73 yards on five returns ... registered season highs in kickoff returns (3) and kickoff return yards (39) at Lehigh on Nov. 3 ... with an additional 80 receiving yards on six catches, finished that contest with a season-best 119 all-purpose yards ... honored as Bucknell’s first recipient of the Theodore S. Ratkus Football Leadership Award, which was renamed in 2018 and is presented for character, courage and commitment to team play.
St. Joseph’s Preparatory School: Three-year letterwinner in football and two-year letterwinner in baseball … served as both teams’ captain as a senior … 2017 6A all-state ... member of 2016 PIAA 6A state championship team that went undefeated … team went 27-1 over the course of his junior and senior seasons … as a senior, recorded 521 yards and nine touchdowns on 39 receptions, averaging 13.4 yards per catch … in baseball, won the 2016 Catholic League regular-season title and was on the Southeastern Pennsylvania hitting leaders list ... received St. Joseph’s Scholar-Athlete award.
Personal: Brandon Samuel Sanders … born July 29, 2000 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania … son of Omar and Nicole Sanders … has two younger siblings: Shawn and Maya … father Omar played basketball at Columbia … mother Nicole competed for the Columbia track & field team … uncle Chad Johnson played basketball at Cal State Stanislaus … aunt Courtney Johnson played basketball at Cal Berkeley … aunt Stacey Johnson played basketball at Arizona State and Houston … major was Africana studies.
2021 Spring (Junior): Made the All-Patriot League First Team for the second season in a row ... became the second Bucknell wide receiver to earn two All-Patriot League nods ... Preseason All-Patriot League selection ... started all four games at wide receiver ... finished second among Bison in receptions (23) and receiving yards (264) ... led all Bison with two touchdown catches ... named the Patriot League Offensive Player and Bison Athlete of the Week (3/29) after making 12 catches for 179 yards and two touchdowns against Lafayette ... touchdown catches were of 35 and 12 yards ... also received Honorable Mention STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Week laurels on the strength of that performance ... became the sixth Bison to eclipse 170 receiving yards in a single game ... added six catches for 46 yards in the Patriot League Championship Game ... earned Bucknell's George L. McGaughey Memorial Award as the outstanding player of the Lafayette game.
2019 (Sophomore): All-Patriot League First Team honoree ... first Bison to make the First Team as an offensive skill player since 2014 ... started nine games at wide receiver ... missed time due to injury ... led the Bison in receptions (58) and touchdown catches (3) and finished second in receiving yards (530) ... total of receptions ranked seventh in school history at the time ... became the sixth Bison to make at least 50 catches in a single campaign ... led the Patriot League in receptions per game (6.4) ... captured first career Bison Athlete of the Week award (10/7) after breaking a 55-year-old school record with 14 receptions against Holy Cross ... finished that game with a season-best 122 receiving yards ... previous school record of 13 catches was held by Tom Mitchell, a member of the Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame and a former NFL player ... exceeded 100 receiving yards for the first time in the season opener at Temple, making nine receptions for 115 yards ... season-long 42-yard catch came against the Owls ... that reception was a sprawling, one-handed grab that was featured as the No. 1 FCS Play of the Week ... made at least five catches in seven games ... also eclipsed 50 receiving yards at Colgate (64) and Lafayette (66) ... caught two touchdown passes against the Leopards ... first career touchdown reception came in victory over the Crusaders ... made 100th career catch in the finale at Fordham ... became the 10th Bison to reach the century mark in that statistical category ... returned five punts for 58 yards, with four returns and 40 yards coming against No. 23/22 Villanova ... captured the Big Blue Award as Bucknell's most outstanding back or receiver.
2018 (Freshman): Started five of 10 appearances at wide receiver ... one of six freshmen to start in 2018 and lone newcomer to start the season opener against William & Mary ... team leader in receptions (44) and receiving yards (516) ... only Bison to eclipse 300 receiving yards ... surpassed 50 receiving yards in five games ... registered a season-high 97 yards on six catches at Holy Cross in week five, bolstered by a season-long 46-yard reception ... had a season-best seven catches against Lafayette on Oct. 20 and against Fordham in the season finale ... posted 90 yards against the Rams ... became the first member of the class of 2022 to score a touchdown, rushing for a four-yard score against Sacred Heart in week two ... overall, totaled 24 rushing yards on seven carries ... began returning kickoffs in October, finishing the year with 73 yards on five returns ... registered season highs in kickoff returns (3) and kickoff return yards (39) at Lehigh on Nov. 3 ... with an additional 80 receiving yards on six catches, finished that contest with a season-best 119 all-purpose yards ... honored as Bucknell’s first recipient of the Theodore S. Ratkus Football Leadership Award, which was renamed in 2018 and is presented for character, courage and commitment to team play.
St. Joseph’s Preparatory School: Three-year letterwinner in football and two-year letterwinner in baseball … served as both teams’ captain as a senior … 2017 6A all-state ... member of 2016 PIAA 6A state championship team that went undefeated … team went 27-1 over the course of his junior and senior seasons … as a senior, recorded 521 yards and nine touchdowns on 39 receptions, averaging 13.4 yards per catch … in baseball, won the 2016 Catholic League regular-season title and was on the Southeastern Pennsylvania hitting leaders list ... received St. Joseph’s Scholar-Athlete award.
Personal: Brandon Samuel Sanders … born July 29, 2000 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania … son of Omar and Nicole Sanders … has two younger siblings: Shawn and Maya … father Omar played basketball at Columbia … mother Nicole competed for the Columbia track & field team … uncle Chad Johnson played basketball at Cal State Stanislaus … aunt Courtney Johnson played basketball at Cal Berkeley … aunt Stacey Johnson played basketball at Arizona State and Houston … major was Africana studies.
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