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By the time David Sanders entered his junior season of high school football, he racked up more than 100 scholarship offers. With all the attention that comes with being a top target, it would be easy to lose focus. Yet, Sanders said his parents keep him grounded. “My parents keep me very humble,” Sanders told the Charlotte Observer. “We try to keep sports talk out of the house because I’ve got three younger sisters, and they don’t to hear about football every two seconds.” Sanders originally arrived at Providence Day School with dreams of playing basketball in college instead of football. But it didn't take him long to figure out the gridiron is his future. “It takes about 15 seconds to watch him do anything, and you go, ‘He’s different,’” Providence Day coach Chad Grier told the Observer. “But what makes him special is how grounded and humble and respectful he is. He’s just a great human. He’s got that million-dollar smile, and he was raised by great parents. He wants to be an orthopedic surgeon. He’s almost too good to be true, and I’ve never been around one like him. I almost don’t want to say it. But I thought he had a chance to be the best prospect I’ve coached, and there’s no question about that now. It’s just about how good can he be?”

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For the third consecutive week, Tennessee freshman offensive lineman David Sanders Jr. didn't suit up for the Volunteers. On Monday, Tennessee head

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Editor’s Note: This article includes the latest college football injury intel from On3’s Chris Low, Brett McMurphy and Pete Nakos. This story

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The No. 6 Georgia Bulldogs and No. 15 Tennessee Volunteers open SEC play Saturday in a highly-anticipated Top 15 matchup that kicks off at 3:30 pm ET

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David Sanders Jr. didn't play in Tennessee's 72-17 win over East Tennessee State on Saturday, after also missing the Volunteers' season-opening win

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Tennessee offensive tackle David Sanders will miss the Volunteers Week 2 matchup against ETSU, per On3's Chris Low. The true freshman missed last

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Editor's Note: This article includes the latest college football injury intel from On3's Chris Low, Brett McMurphy and Pete Nakos. This story will be

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Tennessee freshman offensive tackle David Sanders is not expected to play against Syracuse during Week 1. He was injured during practice this week,

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We have reached the first full week of fall camp for the Kentucky program. It’s officially football time in the bluegrass. KSR+ is

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Tennessee put on full pads for the first time in practice this week in preparation for its first major scrimmage of fall training camp on Saturday.

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It has become one of those questions that should have its own social media feed.   Did D.J. Lagway throw today?  Since Florida coach Billy

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Few if any have more expectations on them as a college freshman than Tennessee five star offensive tackle David Sanders.  The national top 10 recruit

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Dozens of blue-chip prospects from the 2025 and 2026 cycles played in the eight annual Polynesian Bowl in Honolulu. The game, which was aired on NFL

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