2017 Football Roster
Dominick Sanders
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tucker, Ga.
- High School:
- Tucker
Career Highs:
* 8 tackles at Vanderbilt in 2015
* 2 interceptions (2x) last vs. Kentucky in 2015
* 88-yard interception return at Vanderbilt in 2015
* 1 fumble recovery at Arkansas in 2014, vs. Georgia Tech in 2016, vs. TCU in 2016
* 54-yard fumble return at Arkansas in 2014
* 1 touchdown at Vanderbilt in 2015
2017: Started in all 15 games, with 40 total stops...one of four defensive players to earn Most Improved Player award at team's post-season awards gala...intercepted a fourth-quarter Baker Mayfield pass in the Rose Bowl and returned it 39 yards, setting up a Georgia score two plays later... tied the school record for career interceptions (16) on his key play...also had five tackles in the game...54 career starts set a new school record for most in history by a non-kicker and tied the mark held by Blair Walsh (2008-11)...he also owns UGA record for most INT return yards in a career with 381...his 1st-quarter INT vs. Florida gave him three on the year...among his three stops vs. South Carolina was a key third-and-short tackle for a 1-yard loss...had three tackles and a fourth-down pass breakup vs. Georgia Tech...posted a tackle and a pass breakup against Tennessee...had Georgia’s second interception of the season and the game for a 15-yard return against Mississippi State...Made four tackles (three solo) against Samford...in start at Notre Dame, had a pass breakup on the Irish's first play, as well as three total tackles (two solo)...Had three tackles (2 solo) start against App State with one TFL for a loss of a yard...named to the Raycom Jim Thorpe Award and Senior Bowl Watch Lists...also recognized to the Preseason Second-Team All-SEC and Coaches Preseason Second Team All-SEC...recipient of the Teka and John Adams Football Scholarship.
2016: Appeared in 13 games, starting all 13...had 34 total stops, including a sack, seven pass breakups and a team-best three interceptions...finished junior season with 12 career interceptions, sixth-best on UGA's all-time list...also one of four Bulldogs with two fumble recoveries...had four tackles, his third interception, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup vs. Georgia Tech...credited with three tackles and a fumble recovery in Liberty Bowl win vs. TCU...had just one tackle vs. Auburn but also broke up the Tigers' last offensive play on a fourth-down try...had two tackles and a pass breakup at South Carolina...was a team captain in Georgia’s season opener against UNC...had a tackle for loss and a pass breakup vs. Tennessee...team's leading tackler at Ole Miss, with seven total stops (5+2) and a half-sack...had three tackles and an interception -- his ninth career pick -- against Nicholls...made four tackles at Missouri...two pass breakups vs. Vanderbilt...recipient of the Teka and John Adams Football Scholarship.
2015: Played in 13 games with 12 starts ... Phil Steele's Second Team All-SEC ... Associated Press All-SEC First Team ... All-SEC Coaches' Second Team ... Leon Farmer Award ... 48 total tackles ... Coaches' Leadership Award ... team-best six interceptions ... owns the UGA all-time record for interception return yards with 205 ... interception vs. Penn State and at Georgia Tech ... two interceptions against Kentucky, amassing 62 yards in return of the picks ... five tackles, including a sack, and a pass break up at Tennessee ... interception against South Carolina and added six tackles with a pass break-up ... intercepted a pass at Vanderbilt at returned it 88 yards for the game-clinching score; added a career-best eight tackles in that game ... Phil Steele's Preseason All-SEC Fourth Team ... recipient of the Teka and John Adams Football Scholarship.
2014: UGA Newcomer of the Year Award ... played in 13 games making 13 starts ... 34 total tackles, 25 solo tackles ... three interceptions and one fumble return for 54 yards and a touchdown ... recorded two interceptions vs. No. 21 Louisville in the Belk Bowl and was named to the AP All-Bowl Team ... set a career high with five tackles vs. Florida ... tied a career high with four tackles at Arkansas, recovered his first fumble and returned it 54 yards for a touchdown ... recorded his first career interception at No. 23 Missouri ... tied a career high with four tackles vs. Vanderbilt ... set a career high with four tackles vs. Tennessee ... recorded three tackles in his UGA debut vs. No. 16 Clemson ... recipient of the Teka and John Adams Football Scholarship.
High School: Tucker, coached by Bryan Lamar ... PrepStar three-star prospect, All-Southeast Region ... ESPN.com three-star prospect, #126 ranked ATH nationally, #115 overall prospect in the state of Georgia ... Rivals.com three-star prospect #83 overall prospect in the state of Georgia ... Scout.com three-star prospect, #185 ranked WR nationally ... 247sports.com three-star prospect, #69 ranked CB nationally, #73 overall prospect in the state of Georgia ... Atlanta Journal Constitution 2013 Class AAAAA All-Metro Honorable Mention ... Georgia Sports Writers Association 2013 Class AAAAA First Team All-State Defense ... helped lead Tucker to a 14-1 record in 2013, finishing the regular season undefeated as Class AAAAA Region 6 Champs, ended the season as State Runner-Up, falling to State Champion Creekside 52-28 in the State Finals ... played a large roll in Tucker’s 2012 season in which the Tigers advanced to the Quarterfinals of the State Playoffs before falling to Northside Warner Robins 23-20.
Personal: DOMINICK MARKEL SANDERS ...Major: History.
