Mac Sanders
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
85
Great

Mac Sanders

Jacksonville State GamecocksRebuilding
RESDefenseGreat
Projected Starter

Is Mac Sanders starting?

Mac Sanders is the projected starter at RES for Jacksonville State Gamecocks.

Sophomore · #59 · 6'2", 225 lbs

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Depth at RES · Jacksonville State Gamecocks

  1. 15985Mac SandersStarter
  2. 24077Walker O'Steen

Jacksonville State Starting Lineup

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Up next for Jacksonville State

Jacksonville State plays Sam Houston at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 07:00 PM ET.

The Story

The Tackling Machine

A 3-star recruit out of Ola, ranked #2,034 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 83 tackles, 11.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks. That's 8% of the team's production at his spot and 92th-percentile production nationally — good for a 85 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,034 NatlTeam Share8%Percentile92th
Mcdonough, GA
Jersey
#59
Class
SO
Height
6'2"
Weight
225 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20258311.51.5

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8428
National Rank
#2034
High School
Ola
Hometown
McDonough, GA

Why this rating?

On a 77-rated defense; 92th-percentile production (×0.83 for competition level) put them +8 vs unit starters → 85.

Team defense (SP+)
77
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 92% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.83)
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Aug 29LNDSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 33-7

Mac Sanders's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Tackling Machine
83 tkl · 11.5 TFL · 1.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement89%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.