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South Dakota State University Athletics
2022 Football Roster
Sanders, Caleb
Jersey Number 99
Caleb Sanders
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 270
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Glenwood, Iowa
- High School:
- Glenwood H.S.
- Major:
- Early Childhood Education
Bio
PRONUNCIATION
HONORS AND AWARDS
2021: Further established himself as one of the top defensive linemen in the Missouri Valley Football Conference ... honored as recipient of team's Josh Ranek Effort Award ... led team with 6.5 sacks and ranked second on the squad with 13 tackles for loss ... his 13 tackles for loss — out of 34 total tackles — were the seventh-most in a single season by a Jackrabbit player ... started all 15 games ... recorded first sack of the season in season-opening win at Colorado State ... tallied 1.5 tackles for loss among his four total tackles in home opener versus Lindenwood ... shared team's Defensive Player of the Week honors after posting season-high 1.5 sacks in shutout victory at Indiana State ... also received team's Effort Award against Indiana State ... tied career high with five tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack, versus Northern Iowa to start a streak of five consecutive games with a TFL ... earned second weekly defensive award after registering three total tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss in home win over North Dakota State ... credited with three tackles in back-to-back Football Championship Subdivision playoff games against Villanova and Montana State
2020-21: Took over starting duties on the interior of the defensive line on a full-time basis and responded with an all-conference season ... led team with five sacks and ranked third on the squad with seven total tackles for loss ... notched tackles for loss in back-to-back three-tackle outings against Western Illinois and Youngstown State ... honored as team's Defensive Player of the Week after three-tackle performance in season opener at Northern Iowa ... began streak of four consecutive games with a sack in regular season finale at North Dakota State ... recorded sack and three tackles in Football Championship Subdivision playoff opener against Holy Cross ... tallied season-high four tackles with a sack in playoff rematch versus Southern Illinois ... was credited with three unassisted tackles, including two solo sacks, in semifinal win over Delaware, a game in which the Jackrabbits posted seven sacks as a team
2019: Moved into a starting role at nose tackle the second half of the season ... registered at least one tackle in all 13 games and tied for fourth on the squad with six tackles for loss ... was credited with two tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack in in Beef Bowl win over Southern Utah ... notched a sack as part of three-tackle performance in Hobo Day victory against Southern Illinois ... recorded career-high three tackles in wins over Indiana State and Northern Iowa, posting a half-tackle for loss in each game
2018: Stepped into the rotation at defensive tackle as a true freshman ... ranked fifth on the team in tackles for loss with seven ... played in all 13 games ... credited with half-tackle for loss in collegiate debut, versus Montana State ... tallied four tackles, including season-high two tackles for loss, in Beef Bowl victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... recorded a tackle for loss in three consecutive games, starting with season finale versus South Dakota ... notched first career sack in Football Championship Subdivision playoff game versus Duquesne ... shared team's Defensive Player of the Week award after establishing career high with five tackles, including a tackle for loss, in playoff quarterfinal victory at Kennesaw State
BEFORE SDSU: Was a dominant performer both on the football field and wrestling mat during his prep career at Glenwood High School ... a three-time all-state performer in football, his career totals included 141 total tackles, 46 tackles or loss and 8.5 sacks ... as a senior, he was credited with 53 tackles, 19 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks ... won a Class 3A state wrestling title at heavyweight in 2018, finishing the year with a 45-3 record ... had previously recorded third- and fourth-place finishes at state wrestling meet
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Buck Buchanan Award Finalist (2022)
- American Football Coaches Association FCS All-America First Team (2022)
- Associated Press FCS All-America First Team (2022)
- Athlon Sports FCS All-America Team (2022)
- HERO Sports All-FCS Team (2022)
- Phil Steele FCS All-America First Team (2022)
- Stats Perform FCS All-America First Team (2022)
- All-Missouri Valley Football Conference First Team (2020-21, 2022)
- All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Second Team (2021)
- Hampshire Honor Society (2022)
- MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award (2020-21, 2021, 2022)
- MVFC Honor Roll (2018, 2019, 2020-21, 2021, 2022)
- Team Captain (2022)
- Ended career ranked fifth in program history for both career sacks (21.5) and tackles for loss (42.5)
- Signed a free agent contract with the New York Giants following the 2023 National Football League Draft
2021: Further established himself as one of the top defensive linemen in the Missouri Valley Football Conference ... honored as recipient of team's Josh Ranek Effort Award ... led team with 6.5 sacks and ranked second on the squad with 13 tackles for loss ... his 13 tackles for loss — out of 34 total tackles — were the seventh-most in a single season by a Jackrabbit player ... started all 15 games ... recorded first sack of the season in season-opening win at Colorado State ... tallied 1.5 tackles for loss among his four total tackles in home opener versus Lindenwood ... shared team's Defensive Player of the Week honors after posting season-high 1.5 sacks in shutout victory at Indiana State ... also received team's Effort Award against Indiana State ... tied career high with five tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack, versus Northern Iowa to start a streak of five consecutive games with a TFL ... earned second weekly defensive award after registering three total tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss in home win over North Dakota State ... credited with three tackles in back-to-back Football Championship Subdivision playoff games against Villanova and Montana State
2020-21: Took over starting duties on the interior of the defensive line on a full-time basis and responded with an all-conference season ... led team with five sacks and ranked third on the squad with seven total tackles for loss ... notched tackles for loss in back-to-back three-tackle outings against Western Illinois and Youngstown State ... honored as team's Defensive Player of the Week after three-tackle performance in season opener at Northern Iowa ... began streak of four consecutive games with a sack in regular season finale at North Dakota State ... recorded sack and three tackles in Football Championship Subdivision playoff opener against Holy Cross ... tallied season-high four tackles with a sack in playoff rematch versus Southern Illinois ... was credited with three unassisted tackles, including two solo sacks, in semifinal win over Delaware, a game in which the Jackrabbits posted seven sacks as a team
2019: Moved into a starting role at nose tackle the second half of the season ... registered at least one tackle in all 13 games and tied for fourth on the squad with six tackles for loss ... was credited with two tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack in in Beef Bowl win over Southern Utah ... notched a sack as part of three-tackle performance in Hobo Day victory against Southern Illinois ... recorded career-high three tackles in wins over Indiana State and Northern Iowa, posting a half-tackle for loss in each game
2018: Stepped into the rotation at defensive tackle as a true freshman ... ranked fifth on the team in tackles for loss with seven ... played in all 13 games ... credited with half-tackle for loss in collegiate debut, versus Montana State ... tallied four tackles, including season-high two tackles for loss, in Beef Bowl victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... recorded a tackle for loss in three consecutive games, starting with season finale versus South Dakota ... notched first career sack in Football Championship Subdivision playoff game versus Duquesne ... shared team's Defensive Player of the Week award after establishing career high with five tackles, including a tackle for loss, in playoff quarterfinal victory at Kennesaw State
BEFORE SDSU: Was a dominant performer both on the football field and wrestling mat during his prep career at Glenwood High School ... a three-time all-state performer in football, his career totals included 141 total tackles, 46 tackles or loss and 8.5 sacks ... as a senior, he was credited with 53 tackles, 19 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks ... won a Class 3A state wrestling title at heavyweight in 2018, finishing the year with a 45-3 record ... had previously recorded third- and fourth-place finishes at state wrestling meet
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Tuesday, September 09
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Sunday, September 07
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Sunday, September 07
Gameday Eve - Montana State (09.05.2025)
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