Ace Sanders

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Ace Sanders
No. 18
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1991-11-11) November 11, 1991 (age 32)
Palmetto, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight:178 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High school:Bradenton (FL) Manatee
College:South Carolina
NFL draft:2013 / Round: 4 / Pick: 101
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receiving yards:
539
Return yards:458
Total touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Tracy Lavon "Ace" Sanders (born November 11, 1991) is a former

2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at South Carolina
.

Early years

Sanders was born in

safety
Tracy Sanders.

In addition to football, Sanders also ran

100 meters at the 2010 FHSAA 3A District 11 Championships, setting a career-best time of 10.98 seconds.[2] He also competed in the long jump, he had a career-best jump of 6.95 meters.[3]

College career

Sanders received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of South Carolina, where he played for coach Steve Spurrier's South Carolina Gamecocks football team from 2010 to 2012.[4] As a junior in 2012, he was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection as a kick returner, and was named SEC Special Teams Player of the Year. In the 2013 Outback Bowl against the Michigan Wolverines, he caught a career-best nine passes for 92 yards and two touchdowns, scored on a 63-yard punt return, and was named the game's most valuable player (MVP).[5]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 7 in
(1.70 m)
173 lb
(78 kg)
29+12 in
(0.75 m)
8+78 in
(0.23 m)
4.55 s 1.51 s 2.65 s 4.37 s 6.81 s 32 in
(0.81 m)
9 ft 9 in
(2.97 m)
7 reps
All values from NFL Combine/South Carolina Pro Day.[6][7]

The

Indianapolis Colts.[10]

On December 5, 2013, in a

Sanders finished his rookie season with 484 receiving yards on 51 catches with one touchdown, one pass for 21 yards and a touchdown, three kick returns for 140 yards, 25 for 140 yards on punt returns (with 16 fair catches) all in 15 out of the 16 regular season games.[13]

Sanders's second season got off to a bad start as Sanders was suspended for the first four games of the 2014 season for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy. He was re-activated on October 4, 2014, ahead of the Jaguars' Week 5 matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers.[14] Overall, he had six receptions for 55 yards in the 2014 season.[15]

On July 17, 2015, Sanders was waived by the Jaguars.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Ace Sanders, Manatee , Wide Receiver". 247Sports. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "FHSAA 3A District 11 - Complete Results (Raw)". flrunners.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "Football Talent Advisors » 2013 » April". Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  4. ^ "Ace Sanders College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  5. ^ "Outback Bowl - South Carolina vs Michigan Box Score, January 1, 2013". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  6. ^ "Ace Sanders Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  7. ^ "2013 NFL Draft Scout Ace Sanders College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  8. ^ "2013 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  9. ^ "Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars - September 8th, 2013". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  10. ^ "Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars - September 29th, 2013". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  11. ^ "Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars - December 5th, 2013". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  12. ^ "Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars - December 15th, 2013". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  13. ^ "Ace Sanders 2013 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  14. ^ Oehser, John. "Saturday roster moves: WR Ace Sanders moved to 53-man roster". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  15. ^ "Ace Sanders 2014 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  16. ^ O'Halloran, Ryan. "Jaguars release WR/PR Ace Sanders". jacksonville.com. Florida Times Union. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

External links