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Jersey Number 83
Joey Sanders
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 209
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Macon, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Noxubee County
Bio
CAREER:
Has battled injury throughout the early stages of his Mississippi State playing career . . . Has played in 19 games, including 10 during his sophomore year, but his time has been reduced by injury . . . Has earned four starting calls in the wide receiver rotation . . . Has caught 13 passes for 227 yards, a 17.5-yard average per catch, and one touchdown . . . Also has made one tackle . . . Redshirted his true freshman season . . . Came to the Bulldog program as a standout receiver at nearby Noxubee County High School.
Injury-plagued career continued into spring 2006 when he was limited to basic drills by a torn tendon in his finger . . . The ailment precluded catching the football and he did not scrimmage . . . Will rejoin the battle for playing time in the wide receiver rotation when two-a-days open.
Played in 10 games during his sophomore campaign for the Bulldogs, missing only the Week 9 Alabama game due to injury . . . Received four straight starting assignments on the year, Weeks 5-8 (LSU, at Florida, Houston and at Kentucky) . . . Caught seven passes for 137 yards, a 19.6-yard average, and one touchdown . . . Opened the year in the rotation of wide receivers after a productive preseason practice . . . Made the first catch of his sophomore season at Auburn in Week 2, gaining 4 yards on the reception . . . Added two catches for 26 yards a week later in the Bulldogs' 21-14 win over Tulane . . . Had a 30-yard pass reception in State's Week 4 game with Georgia . . . Caught just one pass in Week 5 action vs. LSU, but his 66-yard pass-and-run play from Omarr Conner gave the Bulldogs an early 7-0 lead after the team's initial offensive possession . . . It marked his first career touchdown catch, and was the longest scoring pass by the Bulldogs since a 70-yard TD pass from Kevin Fant to Justin Jenkins against Tulane in 2003 . . . Made two catches for 11 yards against Houston in Week 7 . . . Sat out State's Week 9 game with Alabama due to a groin injury . . . Listed second at one wide receiver position following spring practice 2005.
Played in nine games during his redshirt freshman campaign, though his time was limited due to sporadic bouts with injury . . . Saw action in all but the Maine game in Week 3 and the season-ender with Ole Miss . . . Caught six passes for 90 yards, a 15-yard average per catch . . . After battling hamstring injuries during preseason camp, he rebounded to remain in the wide receiver rotation from the outset of his redshirt freshman season . . . Made two catches for 19 yards in the Bulldogs' season-opening 28-7 win over Tulane . . . Added another pass reception (16 yards) one week later against Auburn . . . Suffered a shoulder injury in the game, however, and sat out State's Week 3 outing against Maine . . . Returned to the stats sheet with two catches for 21 yards at Vanderbilt in Week 5 . . . Added one catch, a 34-yard reception from Omarr Conner during the Bulldogs' 38-31 win over Florida in Week 7 . . . Standout spring practice with the new offense catapulted him to the top of the depth chart at one wide receiver position . . . Caught two passes (2 yards) in scrimmage work.
Sat out the season as a true freshman redshirt.
Named first-team, all-state by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger at wide receiver following a standout senior season for head coach M.C. Miller at Noxubee County High School . . . Ranked with the top 25 recruits in the state of Mississippi by the Clarion-Ledger . . . Named first-team, all-state at one wide receiver position by the Mississippi Association of Coaches in the Class 4A division . . . Named the Region 2-4A Offensive Most Valuable Player by the region's coaches . . . Caught 67 passes for 1,609 yards, a 24.0-yard per catch average, and 19 touchdowns during his final season at Noxubee County . . . Led the state's Class 4A pass catchers in receptions . . . Also a standout basketball player on the prep level . . . Selected to play in the Mississippi-Alabama High School all-star game.
Born Joey Kinard Sanders, 3-29-85, in Columbus, Miss. . . . Son of Joseph and Bessie Sanders . . . Majoring in fitness management.
Has battled injury throughout the early stages of his Mississippi State playing career . . . Has played in 19 games, including 10 during his sophomore year, but his time has been reduced by injury . . . Has earned four starting calls in the wide receiver rotation . . . Has caught 13 passes for 227 yards, a 17.5-yard average per catch, and one touchdown . . . Also has made one tackle . . . Redshirted his true freshman season . . . Came to the Bulldog program as a standout receiver at nearby Noxubee County High School.
2006:
Injury-plagued career continued into spring 2006 when he was limited to basic drills by a torn tendon in his finger . . . The ailment precluded catching the football and he did not scrimmage . . . Will rejoin the battle for playing time in the wide receiver rotation when two-a-days open.
2005:
Played in 10 games during his sophomore campaign for the Bulldogs, missing only the Week 9 Alabama game due to injury . . . Received four straight starting assignments on the year, Weeks 5-8 (LSU, at Florida, Houston and at Kentucky) . . . Caught seven passes for 137 yards, a 19.6-yard average, and one touchdown . . . Opened the year in the rotation of wide receivers after a productive preseason practice . . . Made the first catch of his sophomore season at Auburn in Week 2, gaining 4 yards on the reception . . . Added two catches for 26 yards a week later in the Bulldogs' 21-14 win over Tulane . . . Had a 30-yard pass reception in State's Week 4 game with Georgia . . . Caught just one pass in Week 5 action vs. LSU, but his 66-yard pass-and-run play from Omarr Conner gave the Bulldogs an early 7-0 lead after the team's initial offensive possession . . . It marked his first career touchdown catch, and was the longest scoring pass by the Bulldogs since a 70-yard TD pass from Kevin Fant to Justin Jenkins against Tulane in 2003 . . . Made two catches for 11 yards against Houston in Week 7 . . . Sat out State's Week 9 game with Alabama due to a groin injury . . . Listed second at one wide receiver position following spring practice 2005.
2004:
Played in nine games during his redshirt freshman campaign, though his time was limited due to sporadic bouts with injury . . . Saw action in all but the Maine game in Week 3 and the season-ender with Ole Miss . . . Caught six passes for 90 yards, a 15-yard average per catch . . . After battling hamstring injuries during preseason camp, he rebounded to remain in the wide receiver rotation from the outset of his redshirt freshman season . . . Made two catches for 19 yards in the Bulldogs' season-opening 28-7 win over Tulane . . . Added another pass reception (16 yards) one week later against Auburn . . . Suffered a shoulder injury in the game, however, and sat out State's Week 3 outing against Maine . . . Returned to the stats sheet with two catches for 21 yards at Vanderbilt in Week 5 . . . Added one catch, a 34-yard reception from Omarr Conner during the Bulldogs' 38-31 win over Florida in Week 7 . . . Standout spring practice with the new offense catapulted him to the top of the depth chart at one wide receiver position . . . Caught two passes (2 yards) in scrimmage work.
2003:
Sat out the season as a true freshman redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Named first-team, all-state by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger at wide receiver following a standout senior season for head coach M.C. Miller at Noxubee County High School . . . Ranked with the top 25 recruits in the state of Mississippi by the Clarion-Ledger . . . Named first-team, all-state at one wide receiver position by the Mississippi Association of Coaches in the Class 4A division . . . Named the Region 2-4A Offensive Most Valuable Player by the region's coaches . . . Caught 67 passes for 1,609 yards, a 24.0-yard per catch average, and 19 touchdowns during his final season at Noxubee County . . . Led the state's Class 4A pass catchers in receptions . . . Also a standout basketball player on the prep level . . . Selected to play in the Mississippi-Alabama High School all-star game.
PERSONAL:
Born Joey Kinard Sanders, 3-29-85, in Columbus, Miss. . . . Son of Joseph and Bessie Sanders . . . Majoring in fitness management.
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