Senior wide receiver for Rutgers. 2021: 16 catches, 183 receiving yards, 1 TD.
5′11″ · 205 lb
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
WR recruit
No. 1536 nationally · Signed with Jefferson Davis
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Rutgers. 2021: 16 catches, 183 receiving yards, 1 TD.
Brandon Sanders
Moves the chains on third down. Bucknell to Rutgers — the move that set up everything since. The receipt on tape: 84 rec yds, 3 receptions against Delaware, Week 3, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
One season at Rutgers, 183 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: catch rate (81st percentile). Concern: rec yards (12th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 37.5 | 13.4 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 1.0 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 31.2 | 11.9 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Schiano
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #431 at the position.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2021
W 45–13
vs Delaware
-2 rush yds (1 car)
Dominant 32-point win at home against Delaware.
With N. Vedral — 323 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.4 · 15 rush yds (5 car) · A. Cruickshank — 10 rush yds (2 car)
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 61-14vs Temple | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-13vs Delaware | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 1 | 62 | Season-high 84 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 13-52vs Ohio State | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-31vs Michigan State | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-21@ Northwestern | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 9 | W 20-14@ Illinois | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-3@ Indiana | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-28@ Penn State | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 16 | 183 | 10.8 | 1 | 62 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Damon Ward Jr.’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Robert Downs III's sophomore season at New Mexico State (2021).
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Player DNA