Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 14 | W 43-7vs Kent State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Bailey Sanders
Redshirt sophomore long snapper for Western Kentucky. 2024: 1 tackle.
5′11″ · 223 lb · Mooresville, NC · Lake Norman HS
Returning to Western Kentucky for 2026
Recruiting
3★
WR recruit
No. 176 nationally · Joined Buffalo
No college snaps yet.
His full recruiting profileThe story
2 long snapper for Western Kentucky. 2024: 1 tackle.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Buffalo in 2023.
Bailey Sanders
The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Kent State, Week 14, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
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His career
2023
- Signed with Buffalo3-star out of Jones College
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Buffalo9-4HC: Maurice Linguist · Run-heavy
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
A three-star recruit at long snapper for Western Kentucky -- now graded as All-Conference caliber.
A long snapper doesn't show up in a box score. Here's what actually tells you whether he's good.
All-Conference caliberThree-star HS recruit
Western Kentucky has produced 3 All-Conference long snappers.
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Western Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Long snapper · Western Kentucky
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -4 net (19 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Kentucky · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #87 · 2026 recruiting class #81
Background
2025 (r-Fr.) | 0/0: Sanders did not see any game action during his first season on The Hill. Before WKU: Sanders spent one season at Buffalo, but did not see any game action as a true freshman. HS/Misc.: Sanders prepped at Lake Norman High School in Mooresville, North Carolina, where he helped th...
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