Myjai Sanders

NoteCARDS:

• Selected by Arizona with their second pick of the third round (100th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Cincinnati. He became just the sixth Bearcat player ever drafted by Arizona, and just the second defensive player.
• One of nine Bearcats players selected in the 2022 NFL Draft, making it the largest draft class in the school's history.
• A two-time first-team American Athletic Conference selection (2020-21), Sanders finished the 2021 season with 62 total pressures, which led the AAC.
• In 2020, was a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award as the best defensive player in college football. He finished that season with 31 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 7.0 sacks and five passes defensed in just 10 games.

NoteCARDS:

• Selected by Arizona with their second pick of the third round (100th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Cincinnati. He became just the sixth Bearcat player ever drafted by Arizona, and just the second defensive player.
• One of nine Bearcats players selected in the 2022 NFL Draft, making it the largest draft class in the school's history.
• A two-time first-team American Athletic Conference selection (2020-21), Sanders finished the 2021 season with 62 total pressures, which led the AAC.
• In 2020, was a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award as the best defensive player in college football. He finished that season with 31 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 7.0 sacks and five passes defensed in just 10 games.

COLLEGE:

Played four seasons (2018-21) at Cincinnati where he appeared in 48 games and totaled 119 tackles, 24.5 tackles for loss, 13.5 sacks, 12 passes defensed, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery … his four seasons with the Bearcats represented the most successful four-year span in school history, as the team posted a 44-7 record … two-time first-team All-AAC selection.

2021: Earned first-team All-AAC honors for the second-straight season, totaling 34 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and five passes defensed despite facing consistent double teams each week ... played a significant role as Cincinnati won a school record 13 games, finished the season as the country's #4 team and made its first-ever appearance in the College Football Playoff … helped the Bearcats defense rank No. 1 nationally in pass efficiency allowed (100.47), fourth in opponent completions (53.5 percent), third in interceptions (18), fifth in TD passes allowed (10) and third in passing yards allowed (168.3).

2020: One of the anchors for a front seven which led the AAC in rushing, scoring, pass efficiency and total defense … named a semifinalist for the 2020 Bednarik Award and was rated by Pro Football Focus as one of the top edge defenders in the FBS … recorded a team-best 10.5 tackles for a loss and 7.0 sacks on his way to first-team All-AAC honors … also added 31 tackles and five passes defensed … key member of a defense which ranked in the NCAA top-15 in five categories, including tied for No. 3 in both interceptions (16) and team passing efficiency defense (101.26).

2019: Started all 14 games at defensive end and totaled 36 tackles, 7.0 tackles for a loss and 4.0 sacks … also ranked second on the team with eight QB hurries while adding two passes defensed, a forced fumble and fumble recovery.

2018: Played in 10 games as a true freshman and finished the season with seven tackles.

PERSONAL:

First name is pronounced "MY-jay" … attended Raines (Jacksonville, FL) High School for three years before transferring to Camden County (Kingsland, GA) High School for his senior season … as a senior at Camden in 2017, was named All-Region 1-7A first team as a defensive lineman after totaling 39 tackles, 3.0 sacks, an INT (returned for a TD) and seven QB hurries … played three years at Raines and was tabbed as an All-Gateway Conference selection in 2016 after totaling 40 tackles, five tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks in just nine games.