2025 Football Roster
Roster
Marcus Sanders Jr.
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Montezuma, Ga.
- High School:
- Macon County
- Major:
- Interdisciplinary Studies
2025 - All-Sun Belt Conference Fourth Team (Phil Steele)
2025 - All-Sun Belt Conference Honorable Mention
2025-26: Played in all 13 games, starting 10 … Saw action on 804 plays (802 offense, two special teams) … Had 50 catches for 797 yards and five touchdown on the season … A fourth-team All-Sun Belt selection by Phil Steele … An honorable mention All-Sun Belt Conference selection … Had two catches for 22 yards at Fresno State … Had two catches for 24 yards at USC … Had three catches for 38 yards in the win over Jax State … Grabbed five balls for 68 yards in the win over Maine … Had two catches for 15 yards at James Madison … Had four catches for 70 yards and a touchdown against Southern Miss … Was selected to wear the #0 jersey in that game … Had two catches in the win over Georgia State … Had two catches for 43 yards and a touchdown at Arkansas State … Caught six passes for a career-high 127 yards and a score in the win at App State … Had five catches for 67 yards in the win over Coastal Carolina … Caught four passes for 88 yards against Old Dominion … Caught eight passes for 135 yards and a touchdown in the win at Marshall … Had five catches for 72 yards and a touchdown in the Birmingham Bowl win over App State.
2024-25: Played in 10 games … Saw action on 121 offensive plays … Hauled in nine passes for 158 yards and a touchdown … Also had two rushes for 14 yards … Had two catches for 21 yards against Boise State … Had a 9-yard catch in the win at Nevada … Played 16 offensive snaps against South Carolina State … Saw brief action on offense at Ole Miss and in the win over James Madison … Had two catches for 18 yards at Old Dominion … Had a 1-yard rush against Troy … Had two catches for 51 yards and a 30-yard touchdown in the win at Coastal Carolina … Was in for 10 offensive snaps in the win over App State … Had a 43-yard catch against Sam Houston in the New Orleans Bowl.
2023-24: Played in 11 games, starting three … Was on the field for 140 offensive snaps … Caught six passes for 91 yards and a touchdown … Played eight snaps in the opener against The Citadel … Had a 14-yard catch in the win over UAB … Was in for 15 offensive snaps at Wisconsin … Had a 4-yard catch in the win at Ball State … Played 13 snaps on offense in the win over Coastal Carolina and 21 at James Madison … Got the start and posted two catches for 48 yards and a touchdown in the win over Georgia State … Had two catches for 25 yards at Texas State … Was in for seven snaps at Marshall and 15 against Old Dominion … Played seven snaps on offense against Ohio in the Myrtle Beach Bowl.
2022-23: Played in 12 games, starting two … Was on the field for 281 offensive snaps … Had 20 catches for 171 yards and a touchdown … Made his collegiate debut in the opener against Morgan State, catching an 8-yard pass … Played 16 offensive snaps at UAB … Had a 4-yard catch against Ball State … Had a 15-yard catch against Coastal Carolina … Saw brief action at Georgia State … Caught three passes for 27 yards in the win over No. 25 James Madison … Played on offense in the win at Old Dominion … Had two catches for 19 against South Alabama … Caught four passes for 46 yards and his first collegiate touchdown at Louisiana … Had five catches for 32 yards against Marshall … Missed the App State game with an injury … Returned for the Camellia Bowl against Buffalo, catching three passes for 20 yards.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Coach Dexter Copeland at Macon County High … A first-team all-state selection by the AJC for the 1A Public level as a senior … Totaled 47 catches for 1,092 yards and 21 touchdowns in his high school career … Caught 30 passes for 708 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior … Had nine touchdowns and 384 yards as a junior.
PERSONAL: Born Marcus Bernard Sanders Jr., on July 14 in Americus, GA … Son of Marcus Sanders Sr., and Sonya Hubbard … Has two brothers, Leonard Hubbard and DaQuan Hubbard, and a sister, Makhia Sanders.
MAJOR: Interdisciplinary Studies
