Jordan Sanders

Height:
6-4
Weight:
285
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Hawthorne, CA
High School:
Torrance HS

2023-- Played 11 games... eleven total tackles, nine solo and two assisted... had two tackles for a loss of four yards... season high four tackles against San Jose State on Sep.9...

2022 -- Redshirt ... played in final two games of season, preserving his redshirt ... made pair of tackles -- one each versus Montana State and Portland State ... tackle against the Vikings resulted in a three-yard loss ... earned a tackle and pass breakup in 2023 Spring Game.

High School -- A 2022 graduate of Torrance High School ... under head coach Ray Carter, Sanders made 11 sacks in the first four weeks of the 2021 fall season and finished with 56 tackles, 18.5 sacks, 26 tackles for lost yardage and two pass breakups ... Sanders was a defensive tackle and tight end for the Tartars, who finished with a 7-5 overall record and reached the quarterfinal round of the CIF-Southern Section Division 11 playoffs ... Sanders was named to the All-Pioneer League first team as a defensive lineman ... Sanders twice landed on the Daily Breeze's All-Area first team as a defensive lineman and earned All-CIF-Southern Section Division 11 honors ... was named one of the top 10 players to watch by the Daily Breeze ... in five games during the abbreviated 2021 spring season, Sanders notched 29 tackles (13 sacks) and one pass breakup en route to All-Pioneer League and All-Area honors ... Sanders began playing football in 2019 and "was inspired by a weight loss journey" ... also recruited by UC Davis, Wyoming, Portland State and Colorado State, Sanders chose to continue his academic and athletic careers at Cal Poly because "it's close to home, the academics, amazing players and coaching staff and the weather."

Personal -- Son of Dwayne and Victoria Sanders ... father was a defensive end at Washington State and signed a free agent contract with the New York Jets in the late 1990s ... no siblings ... wants to play in the National Football League or be a strength and conditioning coach ... hobbies include cooking, video games and weight lifting ... born in Los Angeles ... majoring in kinesiology.