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C.J. Saunders

WR

Experience: 3 years

Height: 5-10

Age: 29

Weight: 190 lbs

College: Ohio State

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Career Stats

QB Career

SEASON TEAM G GS COMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK SCKY RATE ATT YDS AVG TD FUM LOST
2021 Carolina Panthers 2 0
TOTAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

RBFB Career

SEASON TEAM G GS ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS AVG LNG TD FUM LOST
2021 Carolina Panthers 2 0 2 11 5.5 8 0
TOTAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 5.5 8 0 0 0

WRTE Career

SEASON TEAM G GS REC YDS AVG LNG TD ATT YDS AVG LNG TD FUM LOST
2021 Carolina Panthers 2 0 2 11 5.5 8 0
TOTAL 2 0 2 11 5.5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Offensive Line Career

SEASON TEAM G GS
2021 Carolina Panthers 2 0
TOTAL 2 0

Defense Career

SEASON TEAM G GS TKL AST COMBINED SOLO SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF OPP FR
2021 Carolina Panthers 2 0
TOTAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

K Career

SEASON TEAM G GS BLK LNG FG Att FGM PCT XP Att XPM XPCT XBLK KO AVG TB Ret Avg
2021 Carolina Panthers 2 0
TOTAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

P Career

SEASON TEAM G GS Punts Yds Net Yds Lng Avg Net Avg Blk OOB Dn In 20 TB FC RET RetY TD
2021 Carolina Panthers 2 0
TOTAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Biography

CAREER

  • Has played in two games for the Carolina Panthers in 2021 and tallied two catches for 11 receiving yards.
  • Spent the 2022 season on the Panthers practice squad.

COLLEGE

  • Played five seasons (2016-20) at Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio.
  • Appeared in 22 games and totaled 27 receptions for 294 receiving yards and one touchdown in his collegiate campaign. Also returned eight punts for 50 yards and two kicks for 24 total yards.
  • Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, Academic All-Big Ten and OSU Scholar Athlete.
  • Named Burlsworth Trophy nominee, which is given annually to the most outstanding player in America who began his career as a walk-on.
  • Named captain for the Buckeyes in 2019, becoming the first walk-on to notch the honor since Joe Berger in 2016.
  • Helped Ohio State secure three consecutive Big Ten Championships (2017-19) and a College Football Playoffs appearance in 2019.
  • Did not appear in any games in 2019 due to injury.
  • Appeared in 11 games in 2018 and caught 10 passes for 73 yards.
  • In 2017, caught 17 passes for 221 yards and one touchdown over 11 games played.
  • Initially walked on to the team as a cornerback before switching to wide receiver in 2017.

PERSONAL

  • Attended Coffman High School in Dublin, Ohio.
  • Caught 39 passes for 522 yards and six touchdowns for the Shamrocks that won the Ohio Captial Conference Central Division.
  • Named all-conference and all-district.
  • Also lettered in baseball and basketball.
  • Son of Janie, a three-time All-America swimmer at Tennessee and Indiana, and Tim Saunders.
  • Has one sister, Shelby.
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