Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 6-55@ Western Kentucky | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 | Season-high 8 yds |
| Total | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
#4
LT Sanders
Former running back at Western Kentucky. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 205 lb · Gardendale, AL
CFB Index 37 · #243 of 317 RBsHigh confidenceWestern Kentucky 2024 — college career complete
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
3★
RB recruit
No. 1731 nationally · Signed with Western Kentucky
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former running back at Western Kentucky. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Western Kentucky in 2022.
- Transferred from Western Kentucky to North Alabama in 2025.
LT Sanders
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. He got to North Alabama by way of Western Kentucky. The receipt on tape: 8 rush yds, 3 rec yds against Western Kentucky, Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Western Kentucky, 533 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20228 games
- Signed with Western Kentucky3-star out of Gardendale
2025
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Western Kentucky
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
1 coach2022–2024
Western Kentucky
Played his entire career under Tyson Helton.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Tyson Helton — 25-16 over that span.
2022Western Kentucky9-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-leaning
2023Western Kentucky8-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-leaning
2024Western Kentucky8-6HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 8.0 YDS/g, 4.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
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.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 21 | 103 | 4.9 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 31 | 138 | 4.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 44 | 292 | 6.6 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 96 | 533 | 5.6 | 2 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 68 | 8.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 12 | 77 | 6.4 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 55–6
8 rush yds (2 car)
Dominant 49-point win at home against North Alabama.
With M. McIvor — 305 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.6 · 7 rush yds (1 car) · C. Maynard — 1 SOLO · 1 TOT · 53 AVG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
RB
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Emmanuel Michel’s 2021 season.
72%match
Matches Emmanuel on
Weight
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Differs from Emmanuel on
EPA / carry (adj) (lower)
Recruiting rating (higher)
Rush TD rate (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Emmanuel Michel's freshman season at Air Force (2021).
73%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Emmanuel on
Weight
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Differs from Emmanuel on
Recruiting rating (higher)
EPA / carry (adj) (lower)
Rush TD rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like LT Sanders
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology