Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 10 | L 27-33vs Oklahoma | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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David Sanders Jr.
Sophomore offensive lineman for Tennessee. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′6″ · 310 lb · Charlotte, NC · Providence Day School
Returning to Tennessee for 2026
Recruiting
5★
OT recruit
No. 6 nationally · Signed with Tennessee
No college snaps yet.
His full recruiting profileThe story
2 offensive lineman for Tennessee. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 5-star recruit to Tennessee in 2025.
Buzz vs Tape
Country hotter than the fans
The wider college football conversation reads him warmer than his own fans do — a gap of 19.9 points in belief.
25.9own fans
45.8national conversation
David Sanders Jr.
One game to point at: 1 tackles against Oklahoma — Week 10, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Tennessee5-star out of Providence Day School
Badges
- Top-10 Recruit
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Tennessee8-5HC: Josh Heupel · Balanced
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
Josh Heupel
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
A five-star recruit at offensive line for Tennessee -- now projected at an All-Conference level.
Offensive line play doesn't show up in a box score. Here's what actually tells you whether he's good.
All-Conference caliberFive-star HS recruit
Tennessee has produced 6 All-Conference offensive linemen and 1 All-American. 5 have gone on to the NFL Draft since 2014. Cooper Mays was one of them, an All-American.
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Tennessee
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Offensive line · Tennessee
Returning around him
- 35% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 5 Tennessee players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (21 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Tennessee · Last season: 8-5 (AP #18) · Talent rank #13 · 2026 recruiting class #8
Background
CAREER HONORS 2026 Preseason All-SEC Second Team (Athlon, Phil Steele) 2026 Preseason All-SEC Third Team (Coaches | Media) 2025 On3 True Freshman All-America Team 2025 247Sports True Freshman All-America Team 2025 SEC All-Freshman Team (Coaches) 2025 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll CAREER An elite,...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology