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T.J. Sanders

DT · South Carolina · age 21.7 · 6'4" · 297 lb
Draftanomics scout sheet
Board model
Generated August 6, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#65
Day 2
Bust probability
21%
Low risk
Actual NFL pick
#41
BUF
Consensus rank
#72
25 sources

Why this projection

+1.0 ≈ pushed pick ~25 spots earlier; −1.0 ≈ ~25 spots later
Boards ranking him top-100+0.07
charting total career snaps-0.02
Pre-draft consensus-0.02
Number of public boards+0.02
Age at draft+0.02
Athletic testing-0.01
cons max rank+0.01
charting school line pass-block efficiency+0.01

Pre-draft consensus (26 sources)

ESPN Scouts Inc.#47
0 Tech Draft (Newt Westen)#65
33rd Team (Kyle Crabbs)#57
Akron Beacon Journal (Chris Easterling)#44
Bleacher Report (Brent Sobleski)#96
CBS (Chris Trapasso)#34
Commanders Com (Logan Paulsen)#102
Draft Countdown (Brian Bosarge)#36
Draft Countdown (Brian Lamb)#58
Draft Countdown (Paul Guillemette)#73
Draftplex (Jason Pruett)#83
Fantasy Pros (Andrew Erickson)#101
Nbc Sports (Connor Rogers)#68
NFL Com (Daniel Jeremiah)#98
Player Profiler (Matt Kelley)#78
San Diego Union Tribune (Eddie Brown)#67

NFL outcomes (so far)

Seasons
1
Games played
0
Avg snap share
3%

Closest historical comps

PlayerDraftYear 1 grade (of 20)Arc
DeMarvin Leal2022 · #841.7Bust
Matthew Butler2022 · #1750.6Bust
Jordan Elliott2020 · #883.8Contributor
Ross Blacklock2020 · #402.3Contributor
Daviyon Nixon2021 · #1581.0Bust
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