Mario Sanders
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
67
Depth

Mario Sanders

Southern Miss Golden EaglesRebuilding
WR-SLOffenseDepthTRANSFER · Illinois
Projected Starter

Is Mario Sanders starting?

Mario Sanders is the projected starter at WR-SL for Southern Miss Golden Eagles.

Mario Sanders is the projected starting WR-SL on a Rebuilding Southern Miss — 67 OVR.

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Depth at WR-SL · Southern Miss Golden Eagles

  1. 1167Mario SandersStarter
  2. 2358MJ Johnson

Top wide receivers in the Sun Belt

Jeremiah HarrisonJames Madison · WR-XAnthony EagerSouth Alabama · WR-SLRussell BabineauxLouisiana · WR-H

The Story

Making His Case

A 2-star recruit out of Minneapolis North, ranked #3,143 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 2 catches, 32 yards, 0 TD. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 67 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit2★ · #3,143 NatlTeam Share1%
Minneapolis, MN
Jersey
#1
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
5'10"
Weight
191 lbs
Transfer
Illinois

Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
—2320

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★☆☆☆2-star
Composite
0.7600
National Rank
#3143
High School
Minneapolis North
Hometown
Minneapolis, MN

Why this rating?

On a 67-rated offense; 20th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.92 for competition level) put them +0 vs unit starters → 67.

Team offense (SP+)
67
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 20% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 23% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.92)
Depth-chart adjustment
+0 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

Sep 26LTULNYDS 69
REC
4
YDS
69
AVG
17.3
TD
2

Final L 24-21

Sep 19LCONNYDS 81
REC
7
YDS
81
AVG
11.6
TD
0

Final L 48-20

Sep 13LAUBYDS 58
REC
3
YDS
58
AVG
19.3
TD
0

Final L 43-8

Sep 5WALCNYDS 94
REC
6
YDS
94
AVG
15.7
TD
1

Final W 49-3

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

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Team Role

2 rec · 32 yds · 0 TD
Usage / Involvement10%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.