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Playing on both sides of the football at Denton (Texas) Ryan, Ja'Tavion Sanders arrived at Texas as a high school All-American and with a ranking that put him in the top 12 overall in the country. He appeared primarily on special teams in the 2021 season before having a breakout sophomore year in 2022. Sanders was a first-team All-Big 12 pick and a semifinalist for the John Mackey Award after catching 54 passes for 613 yards and five touchdowns. The 54 catches were the most for a tight end in Texas Longhorn history. Sanders entered 2023 as a preseason all-league and All-America pick according to numerous publications. He topped the 100-yard mark in Texas victories at Alabama and Baylor.

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The Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners will take the field this season with nearly 80 combined scholarship players from the state of Texas.   [Join

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Texas linebacker Jaylan Ford was named the Big 12 Conference’s preseason defensive player of the year on Wednesday, and was joined by four teammates

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Jaylan Ford named Big 12 preseason defensive player of the year, other Longhorns receive preseason all-Big 12 honors

The Big 12 announced its 2023 preseason all-conference team and awards on Wednesday with plenty of surprises. Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels has

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Texas utilized the tight end position both in conventional and unconventional ways during the 2022 season.  [Join Inside Texas today and get the best

Three questions for the Texas tight ends ahead of training camp

The tight end position is a big one for Texas in the class of 2024. This weekend, spring riser Jordan Washington will make the trip from the Houston

Jordan Washington will be hosted by Ja'Tavion Sanders this weekend

Inside Texas' Justin Wells and Joe Cook go rapid fire with 10 questions concerning the Longhorns heading into the summer and 2023 season in this

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Pro Football Focus is making its way through the offseason by ranking the top 10 players at every position, and several Texas Longhorns on the

Three Longhorn offensive stars named top-10 players at their position by Pro Football Focus

On3 national college football columnist Jesse Simonton likes the Texas football skill position groups. After he said the Longhorn QB room was the

On3 labels the Texas tight end room as the third-best in the nation

Ja'Tavion Sanders will be an important piece to Steve Sarkisian's offensive efforts in 2023, but there are still some wrinkles in the former

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Steve Sarkisian identifies where Ja’Tavion Sanders can continue to improve

The dust has hardly settled from the 2023 NFL draft but there are plenty of way-too-early mock drafts for next season being released by the various

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Quinn Ewers, Xavier Worthy, Ja'Tavion Sanders appear on several way-too-early 2024 NFL mock drafts

The Texas Longhorns are looking to take a leap in their third season under head coach Steve Sarkisian, and one way to do so is through a player-led

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Steve Sarkisian identifies which veterans have stepped up into larger leadership roles

There have been a number of 2024 NFL first round mock draft stories that hit the internet beginning just a few hours after the conclusion of the 2023

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Quinn Ewers in top 10 of Dane Brugler's 2024 Mock Draft

The Texas Longhorns had five players selected in the 2023 NFL Draft, including Bijan Robinson, Texas' first offensive player taken in the first round

Three Longhorns in first round of Way-Too-Early 2024 NFL Mock Draft

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Ja'Tavion Sanders posted a high-quality first season as a contributor last year for Texas. Still, there was one area that he knew he had to grow in

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Ja'Tavion Sanders says yards after catch has been his biggest emphasis of growth

The Texas Longhorns will enter the 2023 with high expectations on the offensive the ball. Their only loses are to running back, where they lose Bijan

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Ja'Tavion Sanders reveals how Texas offense has grown in offseason

If there was a breakout star on the offensive side of the ball for Texas in 2022, it was tight end Ja’Tavion Sanders, who emerged as one of the best

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Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian was available over Zoom on Thursday after the Longhorns were on the practice field yet again and have now moved into

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Austin, Texas - The Texas Longhorns are on the field for day two of spring practice this morning, and Inside Texas has you covered from every angle.

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Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers will be without one of his biggest weapons in the Valero Alamo Bowl with star running back Bijan Robinson declaring for

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Quinn Ewers details on-field connection with Xavier Worthy, Ja'Tavion Sanders

As Texas heads into their Alamo Bowl matchup against Washington, head coach Steve Sarkisian has had to manage players missing out on the bowl game

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Bijan Robinson, Ja'Tavion Sanders, Jaylan Ford, and DeMarvion Overshown were named to the Associated Press' All-Big 12 first team on Friday. The

Robinson, Sanders, Ford, Overshown receive AP All-Big 12 first-team honors

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